CO129-153 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [11-12] — Page 221

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7.

6.

impartial inquiry into the leading facts connected with the organization

and action of the force?,

the truch

as

also inte

-statements, which

of many have not merely bon circulated hav bist have actually bem officially

transmitted to be recorded in

Lordship's Office

t

1 four

7.

It is not

my

wish, and

a

is now

7

)

Colary. Of

course it is

wholly

out

of

the

question that I should allow the

Commission access

to

the any of the despatches of Major-General Whitfield,

who administered the Government during a view to reporting

my

absence, with

to their accur

accuracy.

the appointment of a Commisiar

Nevertheless, as

As

at all

a. mA.

matter

of some

seeing

refusing

The

Commission of Inquiry appanted by which what I regard as the principal misstatements will

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20 cesary

doubtles be sifted, it seems and incxpedient to notice most of the topies adverted to in documents transmitted to Your Lordship during my prolonged recent absence from the

for

seems to have been some doubt with Your Lordship,

that a reply

is av

its

rtray

prayer of the Memorial

such inquiry,

I think it as well

to remark that, with

any

unavoidable

Knowledge of the erroneous opinions

certain subjects by the

advanced

Major General, I could not but ful

EX.

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