against me which does not affect His Excellency the Governor as much as Chan or more 10. myself therefore well understand that the charges specified in Mr. Johnson's letters could not be placed before the Executive Council in the comprehensive form in which he puts them. At the same time, it appears to me that, as far as I am concerned, the gravamen of Mr. Johnson's charges narrows down to the following two questions:
a. whether or not, in making the statements regarding Mr. Hayllar referred to, I was acting substantially in accordance with His Excellency the Governor's instructions; and be, whether or not, in writing my letter of 5th November to Mr. Johnson and in making the retractations which caused the withdrawal of the case Hayllar v. Eitel from the records of the Supreme Court, I was acting throughout under the orders and with the approval of His Excellency the Governor.
Leaving therefore out of question any other bearings which the charges specified in Mr. Johnson's letters may have, I respectfully submit that the above stated two questions affecting