CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 387

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and I confirmed the statement, because further recollection I think that

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before

me

that

I could stop the conversation MM. blank had not merely informed Mor Wilson accused him of coming here to take away a half Salary from him

but that he also mentioned Mr Wilson's

threat to do him all the injury he

Could.

20. Unquestionably the

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general domineering

of Mr Wilson and his

unfortunate

succes in matting the Government unpopular. together with his

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mismanagement of his Department in other matters,

was

influenced the bouncil in reaching that This permanent tenure of office fincxpedient. incrependently of his gross

dereliction

of duty in postponing the interests

by attempting

of the Public to his

drive aw

away so very competent a person

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to

as

gentleman his superior in

profesional standing and apparently very much his superior in profesional knowledge. As however I wished to ascertain

24.

more

precisely the rea! facts of the discussion on the 30th Mourch, during which M63 Wilson

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stated to have given the lie

to Mor bebart, I sent for Mor Potts who

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present at the time. I examined him in presence of Mr Rennie the Auditor

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General, of the words

expecially astany

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retractation

lie. uttered by M

Wilson, a retractation which if he had

made as he claimed to have done

done ought

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