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give me notice, - and such reasonable

give m

time as will enable me to prepare

a

- full defires, - and on a day manud. after receipt and perusal of my letter, he will cause the charges to be fully enquired into.

21.

Your letter in its you paragraph - appears to point to an

His

intention on the part

the part of - Excellency to lay my explanatory letter before the Conneil on a very early day - either for the Cormeil to advice on it, as to its sufficiency,

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my defence, referred to in Article. 87% of the Rules and Regulations.

22.

I submit with all

deference that my explanatory letter

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when sent in is for the Lovernor's consideration only-

That it is not

the defuse I am absolutely entitled

eded with

to maste to the Council - if the charges are proceed ought my.

case

nors

once to be prejuctived

by coming before the Council in indirect form previous to the

any

enquiry and defence directed by

clause 81 -

23.

I have the strongut reason

for believing that the complaints

- me- have already

made

against me - have

bow considered in Exeective Canail

that the Report of the Committee

of Enquiry there has Een laid befor

and the evidence taken