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on the 13th Mr Anstey sent in a most internperate letter asthing leave to resign sporting

his office

of

of the Dance mus

Enslien Sustics of the

requieting that his grounds

might be submitted to the Scentury

:stati _ this letter wras

dring

of

full of accusations

Mir

the gravest description against Caldwell. The Original charge of Mothel holding now had added to it Eriminal complicity with Wong akee alia: Mn- · show wow a Government informer of long standing whose conviction upon a charge of helping Pirates band in the

previous year recupied the

recupied the bxcentive

Pouncil a considerable period and

whole case

for the cake of beeity recompanies this letter in a

Acting Colonial Secretary's Narrative, Appendix- No 8.

separate

Case of Ma-chow Wong

yo 3.

Sir,

Freument - Imuct refer you, la, to this better itself in order that you may

Avrecchie

apucciate it pant wach brocchia ginu

www Adrian to the yorument.

pou

by Destill

I still did not abandon the home Atat Me! Rustey on hearing wad Mit

Caldwells corlanatory letter and the result of the cuquiries made oute the riqual charge might be induced Ameoniiden the position in which he had placed simult and the following My Incad to the gislative Council what I then considerch and what

after a anout lengthened invectigation since been proved to be the satisfactory

anewver

of /M: Calilwell that the had no connection with or property in any Mothe ~ 28. Mr Anstey howern added fresh fuel to