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was entered by the Honble. Major General D'Aguilar with regard to the charges preferred against the

Homble the Chief Justice

Memoranduced by Major General D'Aquilar:

Victoria, Hongkong,

2.4 th November, 1847.

Shave read over.

the charges attentively

to

against Mr Hulme, which it is proposed

investigate before the Correcutive Council on Thursday next.

any

such occurrence did or did not take place, I

must regard any investigation either directly indirectly of such aw allegation,

στ

абала

infringement

of

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" all the pelations of social life, _ and if persisted

Ishall consider it my duty respectfully to protect

against it in

the strongest

manner.

In respect to the third charge, namely That Mr Hulme has been addicted to habits

of

intorsication whilst at Hongkong"; I would. beg leave to observe, that it appears to me much

too

vaque

and indefinite, and that such chaye

of habitual intemperance

With regard

to the first charge, namely,

Jor

being in such a state of intossication

on board

by establishing

a series

the Hay, ship Agincourts in Hongkong Harbour

on

the 22nd day of November 1845,

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to attract

public attention," Thave no observation to offer.

With respect to the 2nd chaye, namely, "That Mr Ibulme was deeply intorsicated and

of himself at my quarters,

unable to take care

020

the 23rd July, 1846.". I must observe that

: this was

purely a private party, and whether

of specific acts.

- only be sustained

my opinion,

I merely state this

ad

leaving the question of law to those whoso duty it

is

to decide show it.

(Signed) George D'Aguilar

M: General .

And the Major General verbally added that if called upon to give his evidence on

the 2nd

he will do so as a matter of compulsion,

dhaye,