246

Huffam

in

some

safe place in

England while he was on a visit

there. For the closest examination

of

the letters both sent and received by him amongst which was a large packet which he attempted to send out of Gaol surreptitiously has failed to afford any

idea as to the whereabouts of such deposit.

5.

In

paragraphs 120,

123 and 129 of his report the Attorney General charges the Colonial Secretary with neglect of in not conveying to Mr Gibbons the decision of the Governor relative to the channel of correspondence between the Registrar of the Supreme

duty

Court

Court and the Government.

6.

J

was not acting

ad

Colonial Secretary at the tune myself

but I find on reference to Dr Stewart that after the definite instructions conveyed in letter No.7410 of the 29th June, 1880, to the Chief Justice, Dr. Stewart considered that

all direct communication with Mr Gibbons

was

to

cease

and that

it did cease accordingly

accordingly until Mr.

Gibbons suspension when he, Drin Stewart, addressed him personally by direction of the Governor in

Conneil.

7.

I transmit the

original original of the documents referred to

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