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Minute by His Excellency the Governor

445.

15th November, 1881.

Transmitting to him for any explanations or observations he may desire to make on the points (and those certainly the most serious, whilst I was others must have told against me.

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In conclusion I beg to submit that the conduct of having an official a tendency to deprive the petitioner of a fair and just hearing of his case is obviously culpable and such as demands the most serious consideration on the part of the Executive.

James B. Longhurst

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copy of his letter to les Foughtrie dated 17th September, 1870. I may state that the existence of this letter having come to my knowledge. I enclose a copy of it which I enclose also for your information.

Transmit also to les Price a copy of us Foughtrie's letter of the 20th November 1880, my minute upon it of the same date, and the Acting Colonial Secretary's minute 14th December 1880, and invite him to say how it came to pass that such omissions were made in the official documents he had been instructed to send to us Foughtrie.

(Signed) J. Pope Hennessy

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