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his clansmen in a case

before the Criminal Sessions, prosecuted by the Attorney General on behalf of

the Crown, a charge

was made

#50 Vaid Dr. Eitel for translation

"

and attendance in Court."

2.

Dr Eitel

was

called

of

upon for explanations and in his reply he attempted to justify his conduct on the ground that the translation work for which he

performed in his

was

paid

was

own time and that he did not

Know it was to be used in

d

criminal case. He called on me

the next day however and stated

that since sending

sending his reply he

had

8

of the

had consulted a friend and had only then been made aware serious impropriety of his conduct, and he asked permission to be allowed to resign the office of Supervisor of Interpreters and Translator. I did not feel justified in accepting his resignation.

3.

The case was

brought

before the Executive Council and ___

after several meetings at which it

Aizis

carefully considered it was

not one

decided that it was not.

for

suspension, the Acting Colonial Leavetary dissenting. It is I believe not usual to report at length cases

in which the Executive Council

has

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