CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 458

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Mr Potts. M. black peremptorily declined for that reason to continue in Office. 42. On the other hand although Mo- blank was all through retained with difficulty in his office the bannit would

observe that he had

om.

the 28te march

in the Acting bolonial Secretary's Office allowed himself to be betruped into such

an

apertion

as that he had remained

in office some months

solely

to ammay

M. Wilson. The Asting bolonial Secretary

in whose presence these words were

Said

Could inform the bouncil that they had

been used as

who, according

retort to Mr Wilson,

to the Acting bolonial

Secretary, had stated in his presence

that he would do all he could to mpire

Me" blant alluding probably to preventing

the latter getting private practice.

43. Nothing

could be in worse taste

than such a declaration of M. Milson-

احد

oḥpased as

it

was

to the agreement made.

with Mr blank under Sanction of the

Governor

and

the

Secretary of State. but.

nevertheless, such a retort; by the other.

however

escasperating M. Milson's conduct

might have been,

vas

equally in bud

taste, and, moreover, was

маю

simply abound

being inconsistent with Me" black's

previous efforts to escape from M. Wilson by throwing up his post.

tilt. More than

mow

enough, however,

مد لله

lefore the bounsil to prove that

the position apurned by M. Wilson was

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