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4.

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as

I

to myself for approached him and before I could speak he asked the Registrar for the

disallowed Rdinance and on this

I mentioned to him privately standing between the Registrar's sent and the Bench that I had drawn the : attention of the Crown Solicitor [ already to the subject and that is

simply all I did in the matter. I never addressed the Chief Justice Court with reference to the trial

labouring under an

in

and you

are

misconception when you

think

But I must observe to

that I did.

that as

Acting

you

Colonial Secretary if

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I surrose

suppose any

Government officer

has Committed an erro it would

be my

and

duty to point it out to him

ŵnd even

what I did not do but what

had I done as an

official

you

if

the

my procatings

surpose me to have done

Chief Justice deemed

quite prover

in no

and he does so I am

was amenable to

censure.

I should

your

much regret

ven much

that we intructure should again

be troubled with a matter in which

you appear as complainant

complained of and therefore the wish to carry on the public Service private feelings of

overcomes

my