CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10] — Page 326

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

4.

kumed.

gave himmelf that they determined on getting rid of him the moment the Governor's back the charge preferred against him was for borrowing money from Comrade, and although the claime had been successfully resisted before ja Magistrate, Mr Rice

gave

ALL

a

adverse decision; and not only ridual

to the

ranks but also sent

the

Man to

him to Stanley where, in addition

to degradation, he lost the benefit

appointinent which the Goveno

am

had

giver

him

as recasional

Interpreter at the Supreme Court. _ Not unnaturally he Lieutenant Governin, who called

appealed to the

upons

Mr. Rice,

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as well to produce the Depositions, as to show by what

authority he claimed to exercise

the right of reduction without the

approval of the Xxecutive.

In

reply

hr Spice reported

that, in accordance with practice,

he had neither laken my Sepositions

sought the authority of the fieutenant. Governor to reduce the Sergeant, and consequently, by the advice of the Altomney General, his decision was set aside.-

Paragraph 4..

As the Lieutenant. Governo who not at liberty to interfere with the

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