CO129-151 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [7-8] — Page 147

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Colony) which elicited a reply containing particulars which, I coupled with other sisemistances,

no room to doubt that

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leave

this scandalous action was

brought

at the instigation of the Chief Justice.

I indose a copy of my note to Mr. Lister, and the original letter received ly

from him this day

in reply.

me

I should mention that the

Chief gratis actually proposed to

me to make

a

compromise whercly

I should abandon all charges I against Kwok-a-Sing, and that

the threatened action should be

with drawn.

the repeated this proposal in

-presence of the Orawn Solicitor, and that I scented the

I need not

Day

idea with indignation. The Chief Justice stated to me that if I would authorize him to treat wirk Kwok & Sing's Attorney (Mr Francis) he could stop the action at once.

I replied that under no cirannstances world I consent to the action being stopped, and that indeed the Secretary of State had directed that it should be defended.

I abstain from making any remarks upon the conduct of the Chief Justice, but I trust there

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