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had received the sanction of the Secretary of State, and of the grounds for that sanction, I am,

as your Lordship knows, as yet entirely ignorant.

The usual courtesy of a communication from the Colonial Office has been withheld.

And how, in this state of circumstances, your Lordship can now assume that I have asked for any reconsideration of my dismissal from public employment, I am unable to imagine.

I owe it to the Office I held, and to the Profession, whose honor I have ever sustained and promoted, that I do now, without delay, call upon your Lordship to state the grounds upon which this aperted dismissal from office rests: and your Lordship must feel that neither the want of 'authority' which you avow nor the absence of the Secretary of State can constitute any reason for withholding from me, for a moment, that information.

In the mean time, my Lord, or until I receive from the Secretary of State himself, the notification of my "dismissal, and the grounds thereof, I must forbear to respond to your Lordship's concluding invitation.

All other considerations must give way to this: and, if your Lordship has had an opportunity of perusing an...

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52 had received the sanction of the Secretary of State, and of the grounds for that sanction, I am, as your Lordship knows, as yet entirely ignorant. The usual courtesy of a communication from the Colonial Office has been withheld. And how, in this state of circumstances, your Lordship can now assume that I have asked for any reconsideration of my dismissal from public employment, I am unable to imagine. I owe it to the Office I held, and to the Profession, whose honor I have ever sustained and promoted, that I do now, without delay, call upon your Lordship to state the grounds upon which this aperted dismissal from office rests: and your Lordship must feel that neither the want of 'authority' which you avow nor the absence of the Secretary of State can constitute any reason for withholding from me, for a moment, that information. In the mean time, my Lord, or until I receive from the Secretary of State himself, the notification of my "dismissal, and the grounds thereof, I must forbear to respond to your Lordship's concluding invitation. All other considerations must give way to this: and, if your Lordship has had an opportunity of perusing an...
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52 had received the sanction of the Secretary of State, and of the grounds for that sanction, I am, as your Lordship knows, as yet entirely ignorant. The usual courtesy of a communication from the Colonial Office has been withheld. And how, in this state in this state of circum_ Lordship. can now assume; = stances - your that I have asked for any seconsideration. " of my dismissal from public employ= " = ment, I am unable to imagine I owe it to the Office I held, and to the Profession, whose honor I have ever sustained and promoted, that I do now, without delay, call to state the ground, Lordship, upon your upon upon which this aperted dismissal pom office rests : _ and your Lordship. must feel that neither the want of ' authority' which you avow nor the : absence of the Suretary of State can constitute any reason, for with holding from me, - ation . for a moment, that inform_ In the mean time, my Lord, or until I receive from the secretary of thate himself, the notification of my, "dismissal, and the grounds thereof, I Lordshiper forbear to respond to your concluding invitation. All other considerations nuest give way to this ._ and, if your Lordship opportunity of perusing ar has had an large
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had received the sanction of the Secretary of State, and of the grounds for that sanction, I am,

as

your

Lordship knows, as yet entirely

ignorant.

The usual courtesy of a communication from the Colonial Office has been

withheld.

And how, in this state

in this state of circum_

Lordship.

can now

assume;

= stances - your that I have asked for any seconsideration. " of my dismissal from public employ= " = ment, I am unable to imagine

I owe it to the Office I held, and to the Profession, whose honor I have ever sustained and promoted, that I do now, without delay, call

to state the ground, Lordship, upon your

upon

upon which this aperted dismissal pom office rests : _ and your Lordship. must feel that neither the want of ' authority' which you

avow

nor

the

: absence of the Suretary of State can constitute any reason, for with holding

from me,

- ation .

for

a moment, that inform_

In the mean time, my Lord, or until I receive from the secretary of thate himself, the notification of my, "dismissal, and the grounds thereof, I Lordshiper forbear to respond to your

concluding invitation.

All other considerations nuest

give way

to this ._ and, if your Lordship opportunity of perusing ar

has had an

large

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