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96

"regret feeling that

dice as

'subjudice

A

matter which is

this is ought not to be

mentioned between the parties?

To this letter the Chief Justice made

vy i

July 31st I received a

letter

4.1.4

reply but

from

for

instructions.

A J

to

procure him to

my application

inquisitions

required by his Excellency the Governor in

which he wrote

as follows.

"your application for instructions

I have to request that

you

"furnish the said Inquests

as returned

"to the Supreme Court on receipt for

the same

You will state that they are "records of the Supreme Court and

express my hope that they may

be returned as soon as possible.

Upon this I made a junior

it was read to

know to whom the

requisitions and whose receipt

was to be kept.

On August 5th by a letter bearing that date the Chief Justice endeavoured to create

an unpleasantness between the Acting Clerk, Mr. Hageland and myself by quibbling over the meaning of the word "take" which he defined to be "to seize by surprise or artifice or against the will of the person".

This was in answer to my objection to having original vouchers taken.

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96 "regret feeling that dice as 'subjudice A matter which is this is ought not to be mentioned between the parties? To this letter the Chief Justice made vy i July 31st I received a letter 4.1.4 reply but from for instructions. A J to procure him to my application inquisitions required by his Excellency the Governor in which he wrote as follows. "your application for instructions I have to request that you "furnish the said Inquests as returned "to the Supreme Court on receipt for the same You will state that they are "records of the Supreme Court and express my hope that they may be returned as soon as possible. Upon this I made a junior it was read to know to whom the requisitions and whose receipt was to be kept. On August 5th by a letter bearing that date the Chief Justice endeavoured to create an unpleasantness between the Acting Clerk, Mr. Hageland and myself by quibbling over the meaning of the word "take" which he defined to be "to seize by surprise or artifice or against the will of the person". This was in answer to my objection to having original vouchers taken. from
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96 " regret feeling that dice as 'subjudice A matter which is this is ought not to be mentioned betiveen the parties? To this letter the Chief Justice made vy i Jorly 31d I received a letter 4.1.4 reply but from for instructions. A J to porn hine in to sovne my application inquisitions required by his Excellency the Governor in which he write ad follows. der arewČI to "your application to for instructions I have to request that me you " furnish the said Inquests evill immediately as returned "to the Supreme Court on his recept for the same You will state that they are "records of the Supreme Court and rexpress my hope that they may be "returned ad possible - Upon to eet make a junio it w read to on affiliation to know to whom the to puricist the reqinsitions and whose receipt Divas was to be ke On August 5th by a letter bearing that date the Chief Justice entexvoured to create an umphrenadin between the Acting Click her. Hageland and myself by quibbling in sile i raving of the word take which he defined to be to seize by surprise or artifes or "the will of the mous or against This in answer to my objection to, having original vouchers taken. frou
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96

" regret feeling that

dice as

'subjudice

A

matter which is

this is ought not to be

mentioned betiveen the parties?

To this letter the Chief Justice made

vy i

Jorly 31d I received a

letter

4.1.4

reply but

from

for

instructions.

A J

to

porn hine in

to

sovne

my application

inquisitions

required by his Excellency the Governor in

which he write

ad

follows.

der

arewČI

to

"your application to for instructions

I have to request that

me

you

" furnish the said Inquests

evill immediately

as returned

"to the Supreme Court on his recept for

the same

You

will state that they are "records of the Supreme Court and

rexpress my hope that they may

be

"returned

ad

possible -

Upon

to eet make a junio

it w

read to

on affiliation to

know to whom the

to puricist

the reqinsitions and whose receipt

Divas

was to be ke

On August 5th by a letter bearing that date the Chief Justice entexvoured to create

an umphrenadin between the Acting Click her. Hageland and myself by quibbling in sile i raving of the word take which he defined to be to seize by surprise or artifes or "the will of the mous

or against This

in answer to my objection to, having original vouchers taken.

frou

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