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Governors directions and

received a

letter in reply

from the Attorney General- the evening of Saturday

ou

the 22nd wherein he made statements against two of the Jury Masurdgall

and Boura. The statements

with regard to the latter

were within

oww

my knowledge not correct.. A Meeting of the Justices s fived for Tuesday the

was

25th at 10 a. M. to return

certain names to the

Governor for Nomination to the Legislative Council

A

and it was I knew a matter

of almost absolute certainty that Mr. Lyall from the high position he holds in the Colony would be

ove

the names returned. F

It was

my duty to advise the Governor who were

or were not

t fit persons to

be approved of by him for the Legislative Council

and I.

I felt that if Mr. Lyall had behaved improperty Juror he would not fit Member of the

as a

be

a

lative Council.

Legislativ

I should not see the

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