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Cumming repeated the answers given by him in writing to the charges, adding
that during the time that Dr. Ayres was visiting Officer of the Asylum be
found no fault with him (the accused), and referred to the favourable report
sent by Dr. Ayres to the Government on the 6th of June 1891. That Dr. Lowson
has always evinced an antagonistic spirit towards him.
In reply to the Acting Attorney General, stated:- Dr
Lowson has preserited for me.
In reply to His Excellency:- I protested at the time
against the order for not taking liquors into the Asylum.
Consideration was then postponed to enable Dr. LowSOD
who was on leave of absence, to attend, and Wardmaster Cummings was informed
that the charge of indecent assault(3) would be withdrawn.