CO129-126 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [11-12] — Page 116

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regarded as having acted on cumulative wideness of his unfitness for his post and the impolicy of continuing him in it - widence so strong, that I could not but agres with the Camoil in considering mcompatible with the Public interests

to leave him in the Service.

4.

it

I now enclose Mr Kinder's

Fletter of the 9th Allime bringing the Exclamati

conduct of Mr Davies to

my

notice,

and also the letter, which I directed Enclosure. 1:24

the Siting Polonial Secretary to write, calling on Mr Davies for explanations, and informing him that in accordance)

with purines warnings Hrefn his explanations to

I would

rry

Coneil

12th Nev. 1869.

in case thing failed to satisfy unself.

It will make matters clearer

if I here explain in reference to the charges of disobedience and disrespectful conduct to his supnior- the only charges which the Cancil finally, proceedid.

an

that diere can be

first. Mr Davies

was

doubt as

to the

called on

to

36.92", make up a small deficiency, not

because the Master of the Mint said

it

MALAD

due, but because his own

books showed it to be due. No other

evidence than the books

was

ulied

on, and the fact of the deficiency, thecly

clearly ohnen,

Was

mot

ascertained by Mr Window, but by the Audit cluse, Mr Silva, expressly defuited by myself

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