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decline this, Visiting Justice, but if you His Excellency will be compelled
# with much regret to accept the resignation you
letter of the 12th of
# tendered in
# November?
6.
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On the receipt of this letter Mr Keswick again changed his ground and declined to withdraw his resignation except upon the condition that I should make him sufficient amends for implying in the Legislative Council on the 6th of November 1879 that he had not properly performed his duties as a Visiting Justice of the Gaol. Of course this I could not do, as I entertain a clear opinion that he had discharged the duties in question carelessly and improperly, and whatever rebuke he might have felt was contained in the language personal to himself in the debate in Council, not a single member (including Mr. Keswick himself) differed with the remarks I made. Indeed, the remarks were evidently called for at the time. In the letter closing the correspondence, the Colonial Secretary reminded Mr. Keswick of this in the following passage:-
"The Governor desires me to point out that it would have been the regular and convenient course if you had taken exception at the time in Council to His Excellency's language personal to yourself. You had ample opportunity of finding fault with his...
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decline this,
Visiting Justice, but if you His Excellency will be compelled
#
with
much regret to accept the resignation you
letter of the 12th of
#
tendered in
#
November?
6.
your
On the receipt of this letter Mr Keswick again changed his ground and
declined to withdraw his
resignation
on
except upon the condition that I should make him sufficient amends for. implying in the Legislative Council the 6th of November 1879 that he had not properly performed his duties as a Visiting
Iristice of the Gaol. Of
course
this I could not do, as I entertain
d
clear opinion that he had discharged the duties in question carelessly and improperly,
and whatever rebuke he might have felt was contained in the language personal
not a
single
member
was.
to himself in the debate in Council. evidently called for at the time. Indeed
of Council who heard the debate (including Mr. Keswick himself) differed with the remarks I _ made. In the letter closing the correspondenes the Colonial Secretary reminded Mr.Keswick
of this in the following passage :-
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"The Governor desires me
out that it would have been
regular
and convenient course
to point
d. more
if you
as
had taken exception at the time in "Connoil to His Excellenoy's language personal to yourself. You had ample opportunity of finding fault with wis
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