CO129-021 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [9-12] — Page 253

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and saw the Judge - I left

that day that party

party also

very early, but I saw

that the judge had drunk a

·great-

deal of wine - I did not see the

Judge in such a state as not to be

able to take

3rd Charge

care

of himself -

read. States

I am unable to reply to this charge because I never saw the judge in

that state, except on the two occasions to which I have

already given

evidence - I have dined in company with the judge very often at other

times and never saw him intoxicated.

By the Council . _ I _ Do you recollect the time when the investigation of there charges were first prefed aspon attention of the Colonial Government by the Home Government ?

the

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\ A_ I do

I. _ About when was it?

A._. I think in May

May last_

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2 - Did you object to the policy of investigating these charges?

A_ I did most particularly-

By BC. E. The Governor . 2 . Did I entirely

concur

with

A_ You did -

you

_

By the bouncil... 2 _ How do you explain their not being investigated at that time ?

A_ In

consequence of a Despatch from His Excellency to Earl Grey stating

the

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