Sub-enclosure 2 to Enclosure 3.
Chief Justice's Clerk to Mr. V. A. Sales.
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Supreme Court,
Hong Kong 6th November 1893.
(instructed)
I am directed by the Chief Justice to inform you
that His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government deems it necessary that steps should be taken with a
view to your suspension from office. The charge against you
is as follows:- "That you did on the 26th ultimo allow Mr.
Rahman to improperly alter the official list, which it was
your duty to prepare, of the Summary Jurisdiction causes
for the following day on his assuring you that "nothing
would come out of the matter" as stated in your explanation
to the Registrar of the 30th ultimo." By His Excellency's
instructions the Chief Justice has now to call upon you in
accordance with Colonial Regulation No. 84 to state in
writing within 3 days from this date any grounds upon which
you may rely to exculpate yourself.
If you so desire your written explanation of 30th ultimo addressed to the Registrar will be considered as your statement in exculpation but you are at liberty to submit
any additional statement you may see fit.
Any statement you may furnish to the Chief Justice
as above mentioned will be duly transmitted to His Excellency.
I have &c.,
(Signed) P. A. Hazelton.
Mr. V. A. Sales.