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explanations have been accepted". I have only once seen Mr. Seth in connexion with this matter, and that was about a year ago, when the question of the Registry was first initiated.
Your Honour requests that the first five paragraphs of your letter under reply shall be communicated to Mr. Seth. In these paragraphs you find fault with my own action, you censure Mr. Seth and you finally accuse him of falsehood as a "side issue" - all with reference to a matter which at the present moment is at Your Honour's own request under the consideration of the Secretary of State. It is not in my view fitting that the Governor should be made the intermediary of such a communication in such circumstances. In those matters in respect of which the Registrar of the Supreme Court is subordinate to the Chief Justice it is within Your Honour's discretion to express to him whatever views you desire, and as regards matters outside the supervision of the Chief Justice it is for me if necessity arises to express censure.
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I must add that I cannot subscribe to your view that because you "as Chief Justice of this Colony" have made a statement to me another officer of unblemished character has made a contrary statement, there can be no question of difference of memory, or of misunderstanding, and I must accept it as beyond doubt that the latter officer is guilty of deliberate