CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 374

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employed in the matter by my predecessor in office. I further stated the objection to my continuance in the management of property of that character, which the Chief Justice stated that objection rested on. I had stated the facts as in fact the information was derived from the Books of the Registrar General, in which three of the houses in question were entered as licensed brothels.

On this the Chief Justice, turning to Mr Wotton who had come into court meanwhile, asked what order be desired, and told me I was talking nonsense, and grossly insulted his Lordship. I could not with due self-respect take any further part in the discussion.

The Chief Justice showed, contrary to what he laid down in the case of Pustaus Bankruptcy, directed that a meeting of creditors should be called to appoint an Assignee to relieve me from my position and in the meantime...

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381 employed in the matter by my predecessor in office. I further stated the objection to my continuance in the management of property of that character, which the Chief Justice stated that objection rested on. I had stated the facts as in fact the information was derived from the Books of the Registrar General, in which three of the houses in question were entered as licensed brothels. On this the Chief Justice, turning to Mr Wotton who had come into court meanwhile, asked what order be desired, and told me I was talking nonsense, and grossly insulted his Lordship. I could not with due self-respect take any further part in the discussion. The Chief Justice showed, contrary to what he laid down in the case of Pustaus Bankruptcy, directed that a meeting of creditors should be called to appoint an Assignee to relieve me from my position and in the meantime...
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employed in the matter by my predecessor in office . I further

stated the objection to ing the

my

continu

management of property

of that character,

OLA

which the

Chief Justice stated that objection rested on

and

ao

I had

of

the

facts

my

that

quere

my

gossips affidavit

he would not receiver

statement. To this I replied.

my information:

as in fact the

<

was derived

from the Books

of the Registrar General, in which

three of the houses in question

locrt!

entered as

licensed brothels.

On this the Chief Justice, tärning

to

to Mr Wotton who had

the

371 come into

roour meanwhile, asked what

order be desired, and told me

I was talking nonsense, and in-

30

grossly that I

regard

I could not with dus

sulted his

fella

to

my

twn

d b

self respect take any

further part in the discussion.

The Chief Justice show-

upon contrary to what he laid

down in the case

of

Pustaus

Bankruptcy directed that a

meeting of creditors should be

called to appoint.

Assignee to relieve

A

Creditors

me

from

my position and in the

means

time

ec

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