CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4] — Page 101

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was not from my table a task acknowledged beyond.

"On August 1st I found it necessary to ask the Chief Justice to define my position with regard to the other officers in the separation & he leaving publicly states that Sir H. Hageland was bound to keep the Book of Rules and orders which I had brought from England with the sanction of the Colonial Office, a book which I considered essential to the preservation of regularity and which has been previously kept by Mr. Hageland without any demur. To my letter of that date I crave leave to refer.

On August 1st the Chief Justice by his acting Clerk Mr. Hageland answered my letter before mentioned, in the words following. "The Chief Justice requests me to say that instructions as to the position of the officers in the Registry office relatively to your capacity will be given verbally as soon as His Excellency the Governor shall have decided on the constitution of the staff. The Chief Justice says that you may apply to the Chief Justice himself when he is sitting in the Supreme Court but that as to ordinary detail Mr. Daughter, the Deputy Registrar, can give you sufficient information." He further says "The Chief Justice instructs...

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was not from my table a task acknowledged beyond. "On August 1st I found it necessary to ask the Chief Justice to define my position with regard to the other officers in the separation & he leaving publicly states that Sir H. Hageland was bound to keep the Book of Rules and orders which I had brought from England with the sanction of the Colonial Office, a book which I considered essential to the preservation of regularity and which has been previously kept by Mr. Hageland without any demur. To my letter of that date I crave leave to refer. On August 1st the Chief Justice by his acting Clerk Mr. Hageland answered my letter before mentioned, in the words following. "The Chief Justice requests me to say that instructions as to the position of the officers in the Registry office relatively to your capacity will be given verbally as soon as His Excellency the Governor shall have decided on the constitution of the staff. The Chief Justice says that you may apply to the Chief Justice himself when he is sitting in the Supreme Court but that as to ordinary detail Mr. Daughter, the Deputy Registrar, can give you sufficient information." He further says "The Chief Justice instructs... Page 97
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was not

from my table a trout acknows beyond.

"On August 1st I found it

forced weeesary to ask the Chief Justice to define my position

h regard to the olleer ofpeers i the sepertione & he leaving publicly states that Sur Hageland. bound to keep the Book of Rules and orders which I lead brought from Eugland with the sauction of the Colonial Office a book which I consusired exantial to the preservation. of

- regularity and which has vou "prevroudly kept by M. Hageland without any demer. To my letter of that date I crave leave to refer sin

excleuso.

On August 18t the Chief

Justice

97

Justice by his acting Cork Ho Hageland answered

anewered my letter before mentioned, in the words follaving. "The chrif Justice requests.

to say that instructines as to the position of the officers in

the

Registry office relatively to your cap will be given verbally

verbally as Rood

as

Excellency the Governor shall have "decided on the constitution of the

}

staff. The Chief Justice says that

ayou may apply to the Chief Justier Frutothies when he is

allinding the bupreme Court but that as to ~ "ordinary detail Nr Saughter the Deputy Registrar can give you sufficient information

He further says "The Cleaffustice

instructs

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