CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 290

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that I had until Saturday

to

last

- prepare and forward my explanations and replies.

I beg to claim His

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granted

Easternly for the time so

the further extension

and

for

accorded me until today...

I have

to submit for

His Excellency,

13.

of

the consideration of

explanation

Charges

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charge viz: that of having expended Public monies wilfully and

sanction

repeatedly without

In the absence of such

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particulars how

I give any

explanations? I simply deny the

right to

lobe

charge, and claim as - furnished with a list of

amounts. I

arra

aveense d

the

of having

disturbed, without authority, and

of

the dates and particulars of

such disbursements.

such ex such

one

two and

time at

ov

four- my disposals,

still rather

of

the short

and the

ban

indefinite

the charges

me to do.

4.

nature

themselves enable

I have had no

furnished.

ne

particulars

as to the third

6.

This third ch

char

it is

ge,

I submit with

said, is nexparity included in

I two.

the first

very great respect that this

is not

One it

not so. One

ching

however

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In that letter I asked for

grounds Excellency

which stis

rested his charges

against a

ane

and I pointed out