CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 322

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Cases - All of which with the exception of the fourth are of "long standing, and formed "the subject of Complaints by "the respective Contractors to the officer Administering the "Government which were at the "time carefully investigated and disposed of, each on its "merits. I beg therefore with "all deference to protest against "any of those cases being raked up now to form a charge against "me"

23 With respect to the whole of the charges against me, "submit for the serious Consideration of Sir Kraitney "that they cannot now, within any show of "justice, be brought against me, and in legitimate "self-defence. I respectfully protest against "their being made the subject "of any further Enquiry except in as far as they point to "defects in the system "established in the Department before my time, which I have not had power to change for the better and for which therefore I cannot be held responsible

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17 A 1 Cases - All of which with the exception of the fourth are of "long standing, and formed "the subject of Complaints by "the respective Contractors to the officer Administering the "Government which were at the "time carefully investigated and disposed of, each on its "merits. I beg therefore with "all deference to protest against "any of those cases being raked up now to form a charge against "me" 23 With respect to the whole of the charges against me, "submit for the serious Consideration of Sir Kraitney "that they cannot now, within any show of "justice, be brought against me, and in legitimate "self-defence. I respectfully protest against "their being made the subject "of any further Enquiry except in as far as they point to "defects in the system "established in the Department before my time, which I have not had power to change for the better and for which therefore I cannot be held responsible
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17 A 1 Cases - All of which with the exception of the fourth are of "long standing, and formed "the cubject of Complaints-by "the respective Conitactors to the (3 öfficer Administering the "Gremment which were at the "time carefully investigated [+ and dispored of, each on its "merits. I bey therefore with "all diference to protest against " any of those cases being ra kax up now to form a charge against- "me" "23 With respect to the whole of the charges against me. "subunit for the serious $20 Consideration of bir Kraitney. "that they k me not snew? "Caw now, within as any show of •hisitce, be brought againsë me. and in legittimaŭ 'self. défence. I respectfully Protest against "record my "their being made the sugicë " of any further Enquiry except inas far as they point to "defects in the system " established in the Department before my my time. which I have not had power is change for the better and for which therefore I cannot be held responsible
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Cases - All of which with the

exception of the fourth are of

"long standing, and formed

"the cubject of Complaints-by "the respective Conitactors to the

(3

öfficer Administering

the

"Gremment which were at the

"time carefully investigated

[+

and dispored of, each on its "merits. I bey therefore with "all diference to protest against " any of those cases

being ra kax

up now to form a charge against-

"me"

"23 With respect to the whole

of the charges against me. "subunit for the serious

$20

Consideration of bir Kraitney.

"that they

k

me not snew?

"Caw now, within

as

any show of

•hisitce, be brought againsë

me. and in legittimaŭ

'self. défence. I respectfully Protest against

"record my

"their being made the sugicë

" of any further Enquiry except inas far as they point to "defects in the system

" established in the Department

before my

my time. which I have not had power is change for the better and for which

therefore I cannot be held responsible

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