CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6] — Page 332

to ascertain whether there was not anything against

or was

ine,

ou

he would withdraw the

censure which he had passed

the step

I took in writing. Had I complained to your Lordship I should have asked for a décision; this I did not ask for but I thought it. advisable to acquaint your Lordship with the circumstances, as if it happened to have reached your Lordship's cars indirectly that I had been struck off the best of invitations to Government House

My oniesion to report it to you might have been interpreted to mean that

326

I had something to conceal and &

thinking

that I concurred in

conduct improper.

my

not

It now remains

for me to

are

as reasons

deal with the charges themselves.

strictly speaking they charges so much given for omitting une from Government House, but I hope Your Cordsleep will syrupathige

with

me in thinking that I ought to desire to clear my name at once rather than take advantage of a téclinical distinction.

The incident which came to His Excellency's Knowledge two!

mouttes

occurred go, and which actually

two

years

and three

quarters