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I was at a
loss to understand
His Excellency's views at the time, but light has been thrown on
then
by
Mr Wills' notes, and
by
an interview I had the honour to
con 4
th
have with His Excellency ultimo, immediately before his departure from Hongkong. From this I gathered that Mr. Wills had made representations to stis Excellency
regard to the ariews I took of his position, and that these
with
me. I i
representations had prejudiced
His Excellency against assured his Excellency
that the
statements that appeared to have
were unfounded',
reached him.
Ad
I believed I should have no
difficulty
proving if
at
me.
opportunity were afforded Complaints appeared to have -
reached this Excellency
as to the
manner in which some officials
2
of the Department had been treated by
utterly at
C
prte -
and ad
I was
loss to know to whom
reference was made, Irespectfully
requested that
such charges
any such
might receive the fullest
investigation. I have since heard. nothing further
on the subjech
J.
As
regards the statement in His fexcellency's minute that ille
Brown is not an Architect," "copéd with the inference Mr. Wills
appears to draw from his interview with Sir
Montague Ommaney
at
the Crowon Agents office, that I knew nothing of architecture because I
was appointed chiefly
an account.
of my experience of Sea Halls," it is
regret
with
that I make allusion
to the personal aspect of the case but I feel bound to do so as
my
silence might be taken to admit the
justice of the inference. It is true
of
that