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mentioned in paragraph 91 as to a gentleman having presented a valuable collection of plants to the Gardens which he subsequently found dying, although similar plants presented to private individuals were found in a flourishing condition, I am happily able from personal knowledge to corroborate the real facts as given by Mr Bowdler in the memorandum attached (Appendix F) by which Your Lordship will see that Mr Ford has also in this instance been misinformed).
21. I cannot trust myself to dwell on the injustice which has been inflicted upon me by the publication of this Report containing charges of so humiliating and so injurious a nature without previous enquiry into their truth, and by the use which has been made of the Government Gazette, which is the official history of the Colony, as the vehicle of gibbetting me before the officers of the large Department over which I preside and before the general public. No officer in this Colony has ever been permitted to make use of the pages of this publication to attack another, or to ventilate grievances already settled against a Department to which he had been previously attached.
22. The foregoing explanation I venture to think sufficiently supports my statement that Mr Ind's report is a calumnious document, and that its publication under all the circumstances does evince an intention to injure
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mentioned in paragraph 91 as to a gentleman having presented-
a valu.
a
able collection of plants to the Gar- dens which he subsequially found
deying, although similar. plants presented to private indivi- found in a flourshing
dead or
iduals were
condition, I am happily able from personal knowledge to carro- -borates the real facts & given by
Mr Bowdler in the memoran
dum
dix F ) by which
attached (Appendis
Your Lordship will sex that out.
Ford has also in this instance beru mix informed).
21.
I cannot trust myself to dwell on the injustice which has been in- -flicted upon me by the publication
of this Report conlarning charges
of once.
do
humiliating and so in=
- jurious
=
infusions without
recious enquiry
into their truth, and by the use which
mades of the Governmen
has been
Gazette, which is the official history of the Colony
as the vehicle of gibbetting
me
before the offices of the large De - partment
tour
which I presider and
before the general public. No affecir in this Colony has even make use
of the
bern permitted to
pages of this publication.
publicly
agacinst
ventilate
A the
to attack another, or
lo
grievances already seteled
stead of a Department to which he had been previously attached..
22. The
foregoing explanation I ven- : there to think sufficiently supports my statement that Mr Ind's report
is k
calumnious document, and that its
publication
under all the cir
an intention to
cumstances deve to
injure
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