CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3] — Page 38

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4. and charges of Sir Frederic Rogers a delay of 14 days in London. He also wishes to count his grant of leave from the date of his being sworn in as Chief Justice and not from joining the service in 1861, a claim altogether inadmissible in the opinion of myself and Council. We wished that his leave has as much as we had power to give, it will be for Your Lordship by its further extension to rectify any mistake into which we may have fallen. Otherwise it is our opinion on public grounds it would be highly inexpedient to prolong Mr Smalis' connection with the Colony, either by lengthening his leave and thereon deferring all final permanent arrangements, or permitting him to return to the Colony in official Capacity.

5. He is now past sixty, and has given so many proofs of incapacity recently to fill his post with the dignity and learning required, thus, when the disease of the brain under which he labors, and labors hopelessly, is so clearly indicated by competent Medical Authority, it would seem almost a cruelty to this Community to leave a person, so unfortunately broken down and incapacitated, to...

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4. and charges of Sir Frederic Rogers a delay of 14 days in London. He also wishes to count his grant of leave from the date of his being sworn in as Chief Justice and not from joining the service in 1861, a claim altogether inadmissible in the opinion of myself and Council. We wished that his leave has as much as we had power to give, it will be for Your Lordship by its further extension to rectify any mistake into which we may have fallen. Otherwise it is our opinion on public grounds it would be highly inexpedient to prolong Mr Smalis' connection with the Colony, either by lengthening his leave and thereon deferring all final permanent arrangements, or permitting him to return to the Colony in official Capacity. 5. He is now past sixty, and has given so many proofs of incapacity recently to fill his post with the dignity and learning required, thus, when the disease of the brain under which he labors, and labors hopelessly, is so clearly indicated by competent Medical Authority, it would seem almost a cruelty to this Community to leave a person, so unfortunately broken down and incapacitated, to...
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4.

and charges of Sir Fredric Pogers a

مملكة

delay of 14 days in London. He also

wishes to count his granthole Cave

from the date of his being sworn in

heve

his

M

Chief Justice and not from

joining the service in 1861, pica altogether inadmisible in the pinion of myself and Council. -

we wished that his Sumak

4. As we

shones have as much leave

as me

easy

had power to give, it will be for Your Lordship by its further extension to rectify any mistake into which we may have fallen.. Otherwise it is our

that on Public

shong pinion

grounds

it would be

highly inexpedient to prolong

37

nuncceparity M2 Smalis

Mr Smalis connection.

کچھ

with the Colony, either by lengthening

his leave and thereon deferring all

by

final fermanent arrangements, or -permilting him to return to the Colony

official Capacity. -

in

211

5.

De is now past sixty,

sixty and

has given so many proofs of inerpacing recently

tto fill his park with the dignity

learning required, thus, when the disease of the brain muder which he labors, and labors hopelesity, is so clearly indicated by competent Medical Authority, it would sam

almost a

Ernelly to this Community to leave a person, so unfortemanty broken down and incapacitated, to

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