CO129-151 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [7-8] — Page 106

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I regret that after a period of

which has been trying

41/2 years

as' service

and laborious to me that

any difficulty should arise on the agreement existing on the part of the Government with the straight forward integrity

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of Sir R. G. Mac Donnell would have prevented this had he been in the Colony and I have not from the

same penses

anything to fear

of justice on the

part of His Excellency the Lieutenant when he considers the intent of the documents to which I have referred Ao C SO. Nr 1878 of July 4th

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refers to me

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entering into a new and /sie specific agreement, I beg to inform his Excellency the Lieutenant Governor that

Ican only do this when my original. agreement shall lapse and that would be in the spring of 187/2 in conformity with a fair and just a rendering of the documents which a

exist.

Should His Graelleway the Lieutenant Governor elect that I should return to England at once Jean only do so with the following claims agamat. the Government. 14. 3 months salary in lieu of the required 3 month notice. 2nd Compensation for the time I am militled to as have and which

would have considered

when

you

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these works safe Icould have availed

myself of