CO129-189 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [7-9] — Page 543

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11. Having made this rectifications in respect of the motives imputed to me, I must also, before leaving this part of Mr Ford's Report, state that I cannot admit the charge implied in paragraph ... of impeding his progress in the transaction business. Beyond the copying of letters and invoice, which office record was required, I am not aware that he suffered any delays. There may have been want of due diligence; a package may have missed shipment, but such occurrences were accidental and might have happened under the best organization.

12. Turning to the second chapter of the Report, that on Forest management, I am devoid of any information on the subject other than what I may have managed to gather by reading an old report of Mr Ford which was forwarded through me to Sir Arthur Kennedy. In respect of those statistics upon which Mr Ford did not happen to write, I am represented as in darkness because I had no originals to copy from, and any calculations and conclusions I may have ventured on are said to be mere conjectures, or speculations. A list of needs which I gave in my Report of August 1877 is declared erroneous in language conveying the idea that it is merely a copy of some old list of needs without trust...

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540 11. Having made this rectifications in respect of the motives imputed to me, I must also, before leaving this part of Mr Ford's Report, state that I cannot admit the charge implied in paragraph ... of impeding his progress in the transaction business. Beyond the copying of letters and invoice, which office record was required, I am not aware that he suffered any delays. There may have been want of due diligence; a package may have missed shipment, but such occurrences were accidental and might have happened under the best organization. 12. Turning to the second chapter of the Report, that on Forest management, I am devoid of any information on the subject other than what I may have managed to gather by reading an old report of Mr Ford which was forwarded through me to Sir Arthur Kennedy. In respect of those statistics upon which Mr Ford did not happen to write, I am represented as in darkness because I had no originals to copy from, and any calculations and conclusions I may have ventured on are said to be mere conjectures, or speculations. A list of needs which I gave in my Report of August 1877 is declared erroneous in language conveying the idea that it is merely a copy of some old list of needs without trust... 1
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540 11. Having made this rectifications in respect of the motives imputed to me, I must also, before leaving this part of Mr Ford's Report, state that I cannot admit the Charge implied in pringraph of of impeding his progress in the trans. -action business. Beyond the of I copying of letters and invoice. which office record was -quired suffered any ees of clearly pe not aware that ho There have may been want of due delays. contretemps; for nchio a have missed package may shipment, but such occurrences in were accidental and might have happened under the best organiza. alioso. 12. Jurning to the second chapter of the Report, that on Forest manage. + ment von held held up in management I am = graph A para- devoid of any information on the subject other than what I may have managed to gather by reading was an old report of our Ford which to Sir Arthur forwarded through me Kennedy. In respect of those sta= listies upon which Mr Ford, did) not happen to write I am represented as in darkness because I had originals to copy frome copy from and, any calculations and conclusions I may have ventured on in are are said to be, consequence, mere Conde figures A list enquiry. May of speculations. in neds without trus which I gave in my Report of August 1877 is declared; erroneous in language conveying the idea that it is merely a copy of some old list of Inds, } 1
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11. Having made this rectifications in respect of the motives imputed to me, I must also, before leaving this part of Mr Ford's Report,

state that I cannot admit the

Charge implied in pringraph of of impeding his progress in the trans. -action business. Beyond the

of

I

copying of

letters and invoice.

which office record was -quired

suffered any

ees of clearly pe

not aware that ho

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have

may

been

want

of

due

delays. contretemps; for

nchio a

have missed

package may shipment, but such occurrences in were accidental and might have happened under the best organiza.

alioso.

12. Jurning to the second chapter of the Report, that on Forest manage.

+

ment

von held

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management I am

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devoid of any information

on the subject other than what I may have managed to gather by reading

was

an old report of our Ford which

to Sir Arthur forwarded through me Kennedy. In respect of those sta=

listies upon

which Mr Ford, did)

not happen to write I am

represented

as in darkness because I had

originals to copy frome

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calculations and conclusions I may

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are

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consequence, mere

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