282
Attorney General.
A
you have given this Minute to the Judge it is not consistent with the language I understood
A
you to hold to me if the Government Kees when you informed me that Your attempts (made at my suggestion) to bring about a settlement had failed. You agreed with me there that the referee ought not to be bound as to the conditions
- you said you would yourself necessarily be guided by the reference if your hands were tied as to terms of the judgment you might have to give that
- you had been often an arbitration but would never arbitrate if a particular conclusion were insisted beforehand - you added that the Judge was extremely susceptible and required that the apology should be tendered at the club, but that you did not agree with him that such a condition ought to be imposed upon the Arbitrator, and you thought that Sir Michael Seymour might intelligibly be trusted with a decision upon the whole matter at issue.
"Cymour was in the neighbouring room when this conversation took place with you. I repeated it to him immediately. He agreed in my views as to inadmissibility of such a stipulation as the Judge demanded, and I have reported to the Secretary
2
282
Attorney General.
A
you have given this Minion
to the Judge it is not consistent
with the language I understorá
A
you
to hold to me it the fovernment
Kees when
you
informed me
that
Your attempts (made at my suggestion) & bring about a settlement Rad failed_ You agreed with me there that the referee ought not to be
bound as to the conditions
- you
saia
you
F
the award,
would yourself necest
is reference if your
hands
were tied
as to terms of the judgment you might
V
have to give
that
-
you
had been oftem
an arbitration but would never
arbitrate if a
if a particular concluum
were inreted before hand - you added
that the Judge
was extremely susceptible
and required that the arology chould be
ported at the club _ but that
not
agree
with him that suck
you did
a
condition ought to be imposed upon
1
the Arbitrator, and you thought that si Michael Seynour might intely be trusted with a decision upon the whole
matter at issue.
"Cymour
A
was in the
Sir Michael
the neighbouring
room when this conversation took riace
with you. Irepeated it to him immediately. He
agreed
in my views
as to inadmissibility of cuci
a
stipulation as the Judge demanded. and I have reported to the secretary
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.