CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 385

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and

give

Mr Wilson to understand that

if Mr Clark were driven from the Service Vide B. in Jshould take care that he derived no

whatever from that result.

pecuniary gain

note

was received on

15. Finally

the 31st March last from Mr. black tendering his resignation at once, which

I declined to accept unless he gave

reasons

*

his

He then addreped an explanatory

letter to the

giving

as

his

Acting

reason

bolonial becutary-

continued

con

the long M? persecution of Mr Wilson but more

especially his having

given

in

on the 30th March

him the lie in a

very groß

wwwwwwer

presence of some subordinates in his

office.

16. I thereupon requested M2 Smith,

Ondasure

NA.

Vide C. in

Consclosure NA

Lendoome No 1.

"Rennie,

Acting bolonial Secretary, and Met Minnie Auditor General, to inquire into the matter, they did. They reported briefly to

which

Vide D. in the effect that Mr. Wilson had

been in the habit of speaking

An

unbecoming

alon account

and the

undcubtedly

in

سلامت

munner to Mr blank and

that the charge of systematic persecution account of his lops of MT Bird's half

bome out,

4 Salary, though not fully

Aaron wk,

appeared to have some foumitation. They

ast will also reported that the charge of giving

There is a

as al

Mor blank the lie direct as

the latter was not denied, and

concluded

by stating that it

was

they

not

desirable for Mblank to remain under

Mr. Milson any longer. be prevailed

om

to

but, if he could

Stop

in the service that

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