CO129-122 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [5-6] — Page 233

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

Careless performance of a demiplé duty preceeded from a careless action.

In my Case No evidence of Carelessness can be shown. I have honestly striven to protect the public from loss.

Therefore, I cannot see the justness of Censure in the view of His Excellency that I should be made responsible, in the absence of all Culpability or inefficiency, for a loss practically beyond Control and which, in common fairness, I maintain should fall to the public purse.

I do not admit (nor will anyone, I think, who understands the duties and working of a Mint) that the receipts given from one department to another mean more than an acknowledgement that a certain quantity of metal...

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Careless performance of a demiplé duty preceeded from a careless action. In my Case No evidence of Carelessness can be shown. I have honestly striven to protect the public from loss. Therefore, I cannot see the justness of Censure in the view of His Excellency that I should be made responsible, in the absence of all Culpability or inefficiency, for a loss practically beyond Control and which, in common fairness, I maintain should fall to the public purse. I do not admit (nor will anyone, I think, who understands the duties and working of a Mint) that the receipts given from one department to another mean more than an acknowledgement that a certain quantity of metal...
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༞་ ! Careless preceeded from a careta2 performance of a Demiple duty In my Case No evidence of Carelessness can be shoron I have honestly striven t protect the public from loss Therefore and Camnet the justness of Ceneur in the view of His Excellency that I should be . made responsible in the absence of all Ou Culpability or inefficiency for a loss practically beyond- Control and which in common my fairness I maintain should fall to the public purse. I do not camit (nor will anyone I think who understands the detries of the working of a Mint) that this receipts given from Un department to another mear more that an acknowledgement that a certain quantity of metal EX
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Careless

preceeded from a careta2 performance of a Demiple duty

In my

Case No evidence

of Carelessness can be shoron I have honestly striven t

protect the public from loss

Therefore

and Camnet

the

justness of

Ceneur in

the view of His

Excellency that I should be

.

made responsible in the absence

of all Ou

Culpability or inefficiency for a loss practically beyond-

Control and which in common

my

fairness I maintain should fall to the public purse.

I do not camit (nor

will anyone

I think who

understands the detries of

the working of a Mint) that this receipts given from

Un

department to another mear more that an

acknowledgement

that a certain quantity of metal

EX

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