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and

Governor until Monday therefore after thinking well

over

the Matter das Colonial

Secretary requested Mr Lyall

to wait lov

upon

me at

my

house and there showed

him the attorney.

Attorney General's

official

auswer

to me

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"stating to him that my reason for showing the letter containing the charge against him was the approaching election for - "The Legislative Council and that I certainly

would recommend the

Governor to reject his

Name..

if the charge was true.

Mr. Lyall denied the charge

in toto and

ressed an

expre

earnest with to have it

sifted - On Monday the 2. I saw Sir John Bowring

and told him

everything

that I had done with

regard to Mr. Lyall - His Excellency approved at that

lime

and

of

what I had done

subsequently

sar

Mr. Lyall and with the advice of the Lieutenant Governor and the

Officer

Commanding the Troops

determined that the