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and I confirmed the statement, because further recollection I think that
ow
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
more
General, of the words
expecially astany
you
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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