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Dear Sir

120 Government House
20 May 1856

The Chief Justice has laid a formal complaint before me of statements made at your table (and subsequently publicly reported) by the Attorney General on Tuesday evening last. I have to request you in reference to circumstances which took place at Government House on that evening, to state in writing what were the statements so made; as an investigation into this disagreeable matter is forced upon me.

Yours truly,
Wm. Caine

J. W. W. Birch, Esq.
H.M.'s Secretary

21 May 1856

My Dear Sir,

I have received your letter of yesterday dated 20th instant.

In reply, I beg to observe that no conversation which took place at my table on Saturday last has been the subject of remark elsewhere. The matter, therefore, of which the Chief Justice complains against the Attorney General must have been made public by others to whom I refer. And although I am fully prepared to bear testimony to what occurred at Government House in the evening of the 18th instant...

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Dear Sir 120 Government House 20 May 1856 The Chief Justice has laid a formal complaint before me of statements made at your table (and subsequently publicly reported) by the Attorney General on Tuesday evening last. I have to request you in reference to circumstances which took place at Government House on that evening, to state in writing what were the statements so made; as an investigation into this disagreeable matter is forced upon me. Yours truly, Wm. Caine J. W. W. Birch, Esq. H.M.'s Secretary 21 May 1856 My Dear Sir, I have received your letter of yesterday dated 20th instant. In reply, I beg to observe that no conversation which took place at my table on Saturday last has been the subject of remark elsewhere. The matter, therefore, of which the Chief Justice complains against the Attorney General must have been made public by others to whom I refer. And although I am fully prepared to bear testimony to what occurred at Government House in the evening of the 18th instant...
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Dear Sir

4

120 Government House

In 7025100

20 May 1856

50

The Chief Justice haslaid a foreval

Amplaint before me of statements new de at your table ( and srivee publicly reposted) by

the Altemey

Tuesday

request you will enferme

Ineral in reperenan ti eircumstances which tock plase at Government House on last . I have to request you

evening

writing what were the statements so made;

He then

as an investigation into this disagreeable matter is fereed upon me.

Jam dear

Si Yours drossely 13.

Wm Weedgate Eyre (Agnes) F.15.

Hm

King King 21 May 1851

My Dear Sr-

Ihave received your letter of

dated prun

Yesterday

In neply

Tre munient House.

было

Ileeg to observe that no conver-

y me

sation which took place at my table on Saturday last has been sein de the subject of remark by elsetibere. The matter therefore of which the Chief Rustice complaces against the

littemey Must have been dea de public by others to whee Refer

se can be encade - And although dam fully prepared to bear testinery to what occurd af Gert House in the evening of the 18th instant

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