CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 325

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"questioned without annulling Her Majesty's Australian and the Colonial Regulations. As to the reprimand, the Letter of the Colonial Secretary notifies him that his disobedience of positive orders was put on record for further reference, and did not

as was supposed wipe out all

the delinquencies of which

Complaint

was made.

But the General

says whose letter it was, says it did.

"The Surveyor General then respectfully asks his Excellency for further time to consider

what defence he should make

to the new

Evidence referred to

in the Documents No. 3422 of 1871

and

No. 323

of 1872, which were

brought forward to show that since the last return the Surveyor General had failed to comply with positive orders, such as to live. He also requests that

he

may

have the advantage of legal

assistance in laying his case before

the Council.

"His Excellency states that

he has taken cases of great similarity

against Mr. Monson

and

only done so because there

was a very strong body of Evidence sufficient to substantiate the charges brought against him. So much was

this the case that the Colonial

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"questioned without annulling Her Majesty's Australian and the Colonial Regulations. As to the reprimand, the Letter of the Colonial Secretary notifies him that his disobedience of positive orders was put on record for further reference, and did not as was supposed wipe out all the delinquencies of which Complaint was made. But the General says whose letter it was, says it did. "The Surveyor General then respectfully asks his Excellency for further time to consider what defence he should make to the new Evidence referred to in the Documents No. 3422 of 1871 and No. 323 of 1872, which were brought forward to show that since the last return the Surveyor General had failed to comply with positive orders, such as to live. He also requests that he may have the advantage of legal assistance in laying his case before the Council. "His Excellency states that he has taken cases of great similarity against Mr. Monson and only done so because there was a very strong body of Evidence sufficient to substantiate the charges brought against him. So much was this the case that the Colonial
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"questioned without annulling Her Majerūp Austindian and the Colonial Regulations. As the reprimand, the Letter of the Colonica Secuitry notifies him that his disobedience of paitive orders was put on record for further reference, and did not as was suppored wipe out all сай the delinquencies of which Complaint was made. But the feneral satys whose letter it was, Sexys it did. "The Surveyor Several then respectfully asto bis Excellency for further time to consider what defence he should make to the new new Evidence referred is in the Documents Mr. 3422 of 1871 RAL and 23 323 900 of 1872. which were brought forward to shew that since the baemais retum the Surveyor benerai hnd failed li Comply with positive orders ipuch to live. He also requests that ke may have the advantage of legal apistance in laying his case before the Connell. "His hypcellency sites that has latten cases of great simplanty against Mt Monso had Liras om mui dhe only done so because there a very strong body of Evidence sufficrine to substantiate the elinges charges belims. So much was this the case that the Colonini
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"questioned without annulling Her Majerūp Austindian and the Colonial Regulations. As lā the reprimand, the Letter of the Colonica Secuitry notifies him that his disobedience of paitive orders was put on record for further reference, and did not

as was suppored wipe out all

сай

the delinquencies of which

Complaint

was made.

But the feneral

satys whose letter it was, Sexys it did.

"The Surveyor Several then respectfully asto bis Excellency for further time to consider

what defence he should make

to the new

new Evidence referred is

in the Documents Mr. 3422 of 1871

RAL

and

23

323

900 of 1872. which were

brought forward to shew that since the baemais retum the Surveyor benerai hnd failed li Comply with positive orders ipuch to live. He also requests that

ke

may

have the advantage of legal

apistance in laying his case before

the Connell.

"His hypcellency sites that

has latten cases of great simplanty

against Mt Monso

had

Liras

om mui dhe

only done so because there

a very strong body of Evidence sufficrine to substantiate the elinges charges belims. So much was

this the case that the Colonini

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