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Hongkong
October 1909.
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3462/08
In reply to your letter of the 11th instant requiring me
to state in writing the grounds upon which I rely as exeulpating me from the charge of breaking No 40 of the Rules and Regulations for His Majesty's Colonial Service I have the honour to state as follows;-
1. I have never been furnished with a copy of the said Rules and Regulations, and until about five years ago I had not seen the same. but it has nevertheless always been -understood by me that I should not be permitted to engage in
businessof any kind which might possibly tend to interfere in anyway with the proper performance of my duties. I have, therefore, never been so engaged, but have devoted the whole of the time and attention which has been required of me in zealously performing my duties.
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2. It has never occurred to me that there could be any objection whatsoever to my investing in the Colony, or elsewhere, moneys saved or acquired by me, in such manner as seemed to me to be most advantageous so long as I did not thereby prejudicially affect the due performance of my duties as bailiff of the Supreme Court, and as a Government servant. 3.
It is true that, partly for the sake of the friendship I then bore him, and partly because it appeared to me that I might thereby be making a profitable investment, I advanced to John Tatam, on the 24th September 1895, a sum of $1,500 for the purpose of enabling him to commence the business of e