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my

Chamber

by

this protect . It was attendia

who

by fear of the fire Commissiones she has now injurines Consequences rentting from the

Seen the

relocation of the rules

of Evidence and it was then again resolves to achus strickle & them for the future.

This revolor I regret to say soon shawn

the fate of its pere.

the

decessor, anx

from this time

have to dote the admission of

all that

:irrelevant matter which it women be the height

of aboudite to

desig

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to by the name

of.

Evidena

+ which I Equally with this Exalunay regrettin

&

disaffirmed.

was admitted in the teeth of my

remonstrane and advice and I was

position powerles

I Consulten

at

my

from my

Hean

to Control or guide.

Own

I wmea

fuelings I

have

- once retired from such position, but I deeme

it a matter

of duty

to the Government to

complete the work I hav

Commence A.

dutation

undu

Has the Commission actia

and

on my

adrici

concluded their labors within

cedvice they woned have concluded

u muk. Han I been sole. Commissioner Innen

- have done it in three days _ Than I ever been appointia by His Exeterey Excellency

as a

legal Member

of the Animissim I Cones have done much

"

to Control this Ereatic Movements" or at least

my darly protests schmed have been recorded in thin minutes and re-proclainus in

My Report. I was relaines not by the Government, but by the Commission, awab

there for powerless.

No sooner how the Chairman announced)

that no further

Evidence wowed be lathin than it

pa delicatity hinted to

One

by the of the

Ammissimes that if I moved leave with them

the Canalysis of

the bridence which I have made

they need hardly detain me

on ee

any

longer - Iat lift the Council Chamber, having hansen over to the Chairman all documents which hav been put in Evidence - I was never present

f

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an instant at their deliberations.

of the Report.

in it

on

no asked to assist in

uration No wło

the terms

in any way

the Draft

nor the

4 preparation Engrosament no the purpurt of it con

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