CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 395

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half salary for "at all events six months

· from the 10th June that is till the 10th

:. December, and Imay

add that till arrival

· of Mỹ blark, Mr Wilson

never

recorded

his original mental intention to abandon

M Bird's

appointment after commencement

of the building season.

35. Nothing

evinces no

attacks

Jow

he does can

and wanton attack

on

Mc blark's

antecedents, whether founded or not and

which is in a great

measure proved to

be unfounded, made a

impresion

on

very unfavorable the bouncil, and I certainly

think Mor Wilson

be

He

wrong.

rebuke 36. It

conveyed

his unwarranted

shame for his

Mor blarkto previous

carter.

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but Mr Wilson would perhaps plead against the foxcruble evidence of the "leading resident Merchant in China who had himself been chirman of the Municipal Council at Shanghai in Meblark's time a letter which he cannot annexe to his statement. His injurious

amply

deserved the

to him for his conduct.

will also be observed that MO!

Wilson throughout implies

{k

asserts this: Mot blank

me

was

or ruther

placed by

beyond his control, and that he

should from his appointment have been

کی

charge of works to which at times

was unable to attend personally-

Vide Enclosure Mo? Wilson

No. 4. Paras 2. A1 + 12.

*

also that since last September, when

"Me blank

him in a

was made independent of

great

measure, he had not

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