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respectfully to renew my application
for an immediate inquiry by the
Executive Council into my
conduct.
My
reason for this renewed application is that I think the
transmission of those papers the Secretary of State, unaccompanied by the defence I am prepared to submit to the test of an Executive
Council inquiry would be
prejudicial to
my
interests.
I have the honour to be
Sir
Your most obedient Servant
E. &... Citel.
To the Hon. Pr. P. Tonnorhy Acting Colonial Secretary.
Acting Colonial Secretary to Dr Ertel
Copy
No. 2380.
Sir
Colonial Secretary's Office
Hongkong 15 December
1881.
With reference to your letters
respecting
the communication
you received from Dr. F. B. Johnson's Solicitors and your wish to meet his charges before the Executive Council, I have the honour to enclose for your
information a copy of the letter I wrote to Dr Johnson
on the 13th instant from
which you
will see that Mr. Johnson was
offered