CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 353

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for my guidance and to state who

arry

the subordinate Officers whom I

required to control and supervise

he has delegated to his Clerk the duty

of acknowledging my

that medium.

desired me

over

letter and by

August 12th 1880

in future to write to

him through his Clerk and referred

various

for the particulars I required

to Tom Sangster.

It was the case as above stated and contained in the letters mentioned

which devolved to be brought to the

notice

of

the Secretary of State

for

I

find that in

my present position

I am not only subjected to personal

treatment which is almost intolerable

but my usefulness

as a public

servant is reduced to

a

nullity

I am satisfied that the

conduct

of

the Chief Justice will not

be approved of by the authorities in England and

will not enable

me

to

bear much longer the

harass and

dd

my

health will

be worse

for these causes I must pray

that His Excellency

will be pleased to

accord me

an

interview and failing that, the Secretary

of State to

obtain the sanction

of

my being released

from

my engagement

as another

gentleman can be appointed to succeed

me. I have &c.

Say St. Fred Gibbons.

but

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340 350 for my guidance and to state who arry the subordinate Officers whom I required to control and supervise he has delegated to his Clerk the duty of acknowledging my that medium. desired me over letter and by August 12th 1880 in future to write to him through his Clerk and referred various for the particulars I required to Tom Sangster. It was the case as above stated and contained in the letters mentioned which devolved to be brought to the notice of the Secretary of State for I find that in my present position I am not only subjected to personal treatment which is almost intolerable but my usefulness as a public servant is reduced to a nullity I am satisfied that the conduct of the Chief Justice will not be approved of by the authorities in England and will not enable me to bear much longer the harass and dd my health will be worse for these causes I must pray that His Excellency will be pleased to accord me an interview and failing that, the Secretary of State to obtain the sanction of my being released from my engagement as another gentleman can be appointed to succeed me. I have &c. Say St. Fred Gibbons. but
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340 350 for my guidance and to state who arry the subordinate Officers whom I required to control and supervise he has delegated to his Clesk the duty of acknowledging my that medium. desired me ovr letter and by August 12° 1880 in future to write to him through his Cleck and referred vare for the particulars I required tom Sangster. It was the case as above stated and contained in the letters mentioned which divished to be brought to the vertice of the secretary of State for I bind that in my present position I am not only subjected to personal treatment which is almost intolerable but my usefuluces servant is reduced to A R public a sullity I am satisfied that the conduct of the Chief Justice will not be approved of by the authorities in England and not enable | V the harass and dd my health will to bear much longer worsey causes I must pray accord me An which it to His beellency enginery and failing that, the Secretary to obtain the sanction I State to of of my being released my engagement gentleman arre. from as another can be appointed to succeed I have c: say St. Fred Gibbons. but Pe
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340

350

for my guidance and to state who

arry

the subordinate Officers whom I

required to control and supervise

he has delegated to his Clesk the duty

of acknowledging my

that medium.

desired me

ovr

letter and by

August 12° 1880

in future to write to

him through his Cleck and referred

vare

for the particulars I required

tom Sangster.

It was the case as above stated and contained in the letters mentioned

which divished to be brought to the

vertice

of

the secretary of State

for

I

bind that in

my present position

I am not only subjected to personal

treatment which is almost intolerable

but my usefuluces

servant is reduced to

A

R

public

a

sullity

I am satisfied that the

conduct

of

the Chief Justice will not

be approved of by the authorities in England and

not enable

|

V

the harass and

dd

my

health will

to bear much longer

worsey

causes I must pray

accord me

An

which it

to

His beellency

enginery and failing that, the Secretary

to obtain the sanction

I State to

of

of

my being released

my engagement

gentleman

arre.

from

as another

can be appointed to succeed

I have c:

say St. Fred Gibbons.

but

Pe

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