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exophages in the matter by my predecessor in Office. I further stated the objection to my continuing the management of property of character, on which the Chief Justice rested in mere gossip, and as Shadbolt had made an affidavit of the facts he would not receive my statement. To this I replied that my information was derived, as in fact it was, 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 the room meanwhile, asked what order he desired, and told me that talking was nonsense and insulted me so grossly, that I felt, with due regard to my own self-respect, I could not take any further part in the discussion.

The Chief Justice thereupon, contrary to what he laid down in the Justan's Bankruptcy Case, directed that a meeting of Creditors should be called to appoint a Creditors' Assignee to relieve me from my position and in the meantime stopped the proposed sale.

Now as regards myself, I am quite content to be relieved from a position, which I feel to be as unbecoming to myself as to the Court of which I am an Officer, but the action of the Chief Justice in Justan's Case, which prevented the Creditors...

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154 exophages in the matter by my predecessor in Office. I further stated the objection to my continuing the management of property of character, on which the Chief Justice rested in mere gossip, and as Shadbolt had made an affidavit of the facts he would not receive my statement. To this I replied that my information was derived, as in fact it was, 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 the room meanwhile, asked what order he desired, and told me that talking was nonsense and insulted me so grossly, that I felt, with due regard to my own self-respect, I could not take any further part in the discussion. The Chief Justice thereupon, contrary to what he laid down in the Justan's Bankruptcy Case, directed that a meeting of Creditors should be called to appoint a Creditors' Assignee to relieve me from my position and in the meantime stopped the proposed sale. Now as regards myself, I am quite content to be relieved from a position, which I feel to be as unbecoming to myself as to the Court of which I am an Officer, but the action of the Chief Justice in Justan's Case, which prevented the Creditors... who
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exophages in the matter by me predecesor in Office. I further stated the objection to my continuing the

that

management of property of character, on which the Chief I stated that my objectio=

Juve

rested in mere.

No

gossip, and as Shad

affidavit of the facts he would

not receive

my

statement. To this

I replied that my information

was derived, as in

fact it was

from the Books of the Registrar General, in which three of the houses in

question

brothers.

turning

were entered as licensed

On this the Chief Justice,

to Mr Wotton who had come

into the room greauohile, asked what

order che desired, and told me

talking

was

nonsense and insulted me

with due

so grow, that I felt, I could not

regard to my own

self; -respect, take any further part in

the discussion.

The Chief Justice thereupor

Contrary

Case

that a

to what he laid down in the

Justan's Bankruptcy directed

meeting of Creditore should be

called to appoint a Creditors'

Assigne

to relieve me

from my

position and in the meantime stapes the proposed sal.

Now

A

regards myself, I am

is as

umbecoming

quite Content to be relieved from a position, which I feel to myself as to the Court of which Jam an

Officer, but the action of

the Chief Justice

in Pustan's Case

which prevented the Creditor.

Ro

who

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