CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12] — Page 383

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Mr. Huffam, lati

late Deputy of the Suprennt

Registrar Court, to Macne.

Lt.

In these letters the Governor,

I subuis, by insinuation changes

Atte

with misconduct if not of connivance in Heuffais flight_ with "avoiding" to mention an

important incident to him

that subject,

E No 69 p.p

3.

C augus 122 par 3

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subject, and with preve. E no 690 par 4

recation, if not me

hood.

wilful false.

The Governor's letters.

all recorded

Secretary's office

ale

the Colonial

and it is

very necessary to take care that not even the smallest

accusation should pass -requited

دیگه

At the same time it is

very difficult

difficult to meet insive_

ations such as these without

ing in

engaging.

au u

unseemly dis.

peete with the Governor, and

without running the risk of

to fail in that

appearing to fail

tone of outward respect

I have

always

to observe in

respect which

been unstions

corresponding.

with Her Majesty's repre-

sentative.

373

For those reasons II trust

7.

A

that you

with

you

will

A

excuse tul

a

for troubling

copy of these letters,

a.

accompanied by as brief statement of the facts of the

Cas

matter to

the

as is possible – and thus submitting my conduct in 8. The facts

Friday. August

Au

at my

your opinion.

are

"follows.

as follows : I was

rust 16

room in the Supreme Court when Mr. Joller, a Solicis

lor, partier in the firm of Mr. Sharp the Crown Solicitor, and "Mr. Wotton, Solicitor; the managing Cluck in the firm of Mr. Brereton also a Solicitor of the Court, at present away from

the Colony,

railed on me.

Dr. Wottone

told me that they had fears that something

was wrong

wrong in

the Bankruptcy of Lyall Sticl and Co in which Huffam had been appointed official

That a duidend assignee -

had recently been declared. __ but that they,

agents for

Several créditors could not

get the

get

cheques

Art

payment

That Heuffam had constantly

pcruised

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