CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 47

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I shall then for at early meeting of the Legislative Council proposes an addition to attanding Order I that the privileges of debate do not go to the protection of libelson

libels on private

character.

As regards the interpreter

•Assow he has been long an object of suspicion and distrust. The Deputy Chief Magistrate Mr Mitchell after an experience of many years has declared that he cannot believe him on oaths. Assows statements before the

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Commission were distinatly disproved . The Chief Magiskates

who has been but a short

time in the Colony did not concur with his colleague to the necessity of

as to

dismissing Assow on accou of untrustworthiness - but reports that swother grounds

he had been,

woften

on the

point of recommending tir dismissal, but had

had given him one chance more before doing so. The opinion of

the Executive Council was unanimous that e Assow

was not

• not a fit

or fit person to be

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