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would respectfully submit that if the facts are gone into, it

would be found that Sir William Goodman is mistaken, as set out in paragraph 7 of his letter. It was he who sent for me, the Registrar of the Court, and in that capacity, insuited me, in

the presence of professionals including my own subordinate; for-

getting his own position and mine. He asked me to wait in his

Charbers to allow him, as he says, to take a note of what 1

wished to say, but as he had refused to apologise for what i

considered and still consider, had been his improper demeanor

towards myself i left, and he took no notes whatever in my pre-

sence and i deny the correctness of the notes taken by Sir

William Goodman.

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Sir William Goodman did not ask me to

reserve my observations to a more convenient opportunity as

stated in paragraph of his letter. My return to his Chambers

was in reference to his insult, and I was therefore entitled to

seex bim and to seek for that evidence of my treatment which now,

having regard to the erroneous statements in his letter, i am

glad i did.

10.

After leaving the Chief Justice's Chambers

after the 2nd. interview, and his refusal to apologise, I re-

turned to my own Chambers. After office hours I proceeded to the .

Chambers of my learned friend Mr. Pollock, K.C., and 1 may say

at once that it was after going fully into the matter with him,

he having been one of the Counsel present, that l followed his

advice and proceeded the same afternoon to the Chief Justice and

apologised to him for those expression which I used, as stated

in my note accompanying your letter. The first time the apology

was by word of mouth, but as the Chief Justice would not accept

my apology, I wrote bir the letter in question, so that it

might not afterwards be said that I had never apologised. The

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