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in Your Petitioner's favour in preference to the evidence of
witnesses of the class who have given testimony against Your
Petitioner.
In this regard Your Petitioner would respectfully point
out that if at this distance of time from Your Petitioner's
entry into the service of the Hong Kong Government Your
Petitioner be deprived not only of his Office thereunder,
but also of the fruits of his long service he will have been
ignominiously dismissed from the Public Service as the result
of an Inquiry whereat the balance of the evidence was largely
in Your Petitioner's favour.
In conclusion Your Petitioner appeals to Your Lordship
to at least adjust the equities as between Your Petitioner
and his Accusers so that Your Petitioner may be awarded that
degree of Justice which in similar circumstances would be
meted out to him by a Court of Justice, wherein as an absolute
condition precedent to the conviction of any person it is
required that he be proved guilty beyond all reasonable
possibility of doubt.
Your Petitioner accordingly respect-
fully prays that Your Lordship may
graciously deem it meet to ordain
that Your Petitioner may be reinstat-
ed in his said Office with effect
from the date of Your Petitioner's
suspension therefrom.
And Your Petitioner will ever pray &c
Dated the 23rd day of
February
1907
Stephanis Paulo Gubiries