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that I had no
recollection
of
his making such excuse;
and lastly
I did
not
have unlimited confidence
in Alves, who nevertheless
I knew to be an old & valued
servant of
the Government of
unblemished reputation and
tried integrity
I have now
I think gone
over the whole of
the
ground traversed by the Commission in their report to
for as
it affects
myself. And I have the honour
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to
submit that the lines upon
which the enquiry
has been
conceived & carried out, and
the loose & fragmentary
character of the
evidence
afford
no proper basis upon
which either to formulate charges of neglect
or
to deduce
from them
pecuniary
responsibility. In respects the findings of
the Commission are
actually opposed
to the evidence and where
they
are not to
the evidence
is too inconclusive to justify
their endorsement. In the
present stage of the proceedings
therefore I disclaim
blame
for what has occurred I desire further enquiry
before judgment is given.
I have the honour to request
that
this letter
be
published concurrently with the Commission's
report and I desire to thank His
Excellency the Governor for the
opportunity which he has given me of meeting their charges.
I have the honour to be
Your most obedient Servant
(signed) Hennessy Hewodehouse.
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