CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 491

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contractor for the repairs to the Signal

man's have had stated at the Pease that

be would not

ordered, unlife

Commence

certain repairs

a

contract

MLO

aigned.

of wo

I acordingly sent for the

sent for the arsur

charge at the Pease and the contractor

to

Jer

if there

appeared there

MALVI

was

any difficully. It

I therefore sout for

Mr Clark and in his presence arranged?

The matter. In the cause

without

e-of caversation

any provocation

Clark informed

M

me that "he

my part Mr

AA

the habit of telling lies"," that "I

compitent to

not iv

LAD

not

wit to give him instructions" and that he would "wash his hands of the

whole business and have nothing

moe

to do with it." This conduct I subunit

was

grossly insubordinates. On Mr clave immediately after flatly contradicting me, I made use of the expressio complained of which I do not for

to justify. On

(who

are moment pretend

my sending for the Ausser was not in the room as stated by

Mr Clark) and finding I was mistätten,

I immediately retraced what I had said:

Having this answered the charges

made aganist

necessary for

occasions on

Me

by Mr. Clark it becomes me in self-defence to refer to

which I submit Mr. Clark

has refused to obey legitimate instructions,

and has aded in a

cannot as

manner which I

Head of the Departinent do

almrwise than bring

at the

present

A time

a

to the notice of this Excellency. Since Mr