CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 343

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Mr Gibbons' grounds of complaint against the C.J. appear to me to be very vague and to have very little in them. I even doubt the existence of any foundation for the complaint of discourtesy on the C.J.'s part, although the C.J. may have been provoked to reply severely to Mr Gibbons' unpertinent ...

I should ... nothing ... point raised in these papers ... Mr Gibbons appears to have ... told in the ... Col...ving ... that the ... proper channel of communication from him was through the Judges, the Colonial Secretary and the Governor. Mr Gibbons says that he was told at the Colonial ...

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... offer that if he wished

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to add...ress the Sover...eign ... the Government ... to ... he should do so through the Colonial Secretary.

Mr Gibbons refers to a conversation which he had with me in the course of which he asked to whom he should address any communication which he might have to make to the Government. It was obvious that he had a very exalted opinion of his position and that he expected to address the S. of S. direct, over the heads of the Governor and everybody else in the Colony. I accordingly civilly explained to him the rule which requires that communications intended for the Col. Sec. S. of S. should be forwarded through ...

Dec.

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Mr Gibbons' grounds of complaint against the C.J. appear to me to be very vague and to have very little in them. I even doubt the existence of any foundation for the complaint of discourtesy on the C.J.'s part, although the C.J. may have been provoked to reply severely to Mr Gibbons' unpertinent ... I should ... nothing ... point raised in these papers ... Mr Gibbons appears to have ... told in the ... Col...ving ... that the ... proper channel of communication from him was through the Judges, the Colonial Secretary and the Governor. Mr Gibbons says that he was told at the Colonial ... Cap II 334 ... offer that if he wished 340 to add...ress the Sover...eign ... the Government ... to ... he should do so through the Colonial Secretary. Mr Gibbons refers to a conversation which he had with me in the course of which he asked to whom he should address any communication which he might have to make to the Government. It was obvious that he had a very exalted opinion of his position and that he expected to address the S. of S. direct, over the heads of the Governor and everybody else in the Colony. I accordingly civilly explained to him the rule which requires that communications intended for the Col. Sec. S. of S. should be forwarded through ... Dec.
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Met Gebbous grounds of complaint against the C.J. appear to me to be very vague and to have very little in them. I even doubt the cxistence of any foundation for the complaint of discruiting on the CIS part, although the Cd. my have been provoked to reply Severely to Mr Gibbons unpertinen Ishould nothin point raised in these papers der Gibbons appears to have told in the Colving that ther heen proper channel of communication from him was through the Judges, the Colonial Secretary and the Governor. Mergebhone says that in was told at the Colonial cap II 334 offer that if he wished 340 taddup the Sover the Government to he should do so through the Colonial Secretary. Ithile Mr Gibbon refers to a conversation wheels he had with me in the course of which he asked to whom he should addrefo any communication which he might have to make to the Government. It was obvious that be had a very exalted position opinion of his position and that he expected to address the 5. ofs. Direct, over the heads of the Governor and every body che in the Colony. I according cvilly explained thin the rule which requires that communications intended for the Col. Meg. S. of S. should be forwarded throng. Dec.
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Met Gebbous grounds of complaint against the C.J. appear to me to be very vague and to have very little in them. I even doubt the cxistence of any foundation for the complaint of discruiting on the CIS part, although the Cd. my have been provoked to reply Severely to Mr Gibbons unpertinen

Ishould nothin

point raised in these papers

der Gibbons appears to have

told in the

Colving

that ther

heen

proper channel of communication from him was through the Judges, the Colonial Secretary and the Governor. Mergebhone says that in was told at the Colonial

cap II

334

offer that if he wished

340

taddup the Sover

the Government

to

he should do so through the Colonial Secretary.

Ithile Mr Gibbon

refers to a conversation wheels he had with me in the course of which he asked to whom he should addrefo any communication which he might have to make to the Government. It was obvious that be had a very exalted position opinion of his position and that he expected to address the 5. ofs. Direct, over the heads of the Governor and every body che in the Colony. I according cvilly explained thin the rule which requires that communications intended for the

Col. Meg. S. of S. should be forwarded throng.

Dec.

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