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Chief Justice to Acting Colonial Secretary

I feel compelled to speak out after the treatment I received from the Chief Justice in rudely contradicting me, as he did, and has done repeatedly in matters within my own knowledge and experience, and in designating my remarks as "nonsense", a phrase which no English Judge ever applied to me during a course of upwards of twenty years practice.

(Signed) Fred. Gibbon Registrar

The Supreme Court, Hongkong, October 4th, 1880.

I have the honour to forward a copy of the letter from Mr. Gibbon in which he answers the letter No. 1267 from you to me forwarded to him on the 2nd instant.

I have only to remark therein that Mr. Gibbon had ordered Mr. Stuggland, whilst he was acting as my Clerk, to keep a book without ever letting him know that he had done so.

The Honorable

Fr. D. Stewart

Acting Colonial Secretary

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010.2612 156 * Chief Justice to Acting Colonial Secretary I feel compelled to speak out after the treatment I received from the Chief Justice in rudely contradicting me, as he did, and has done repeatedly in matters within my own knowledge and experience, and in designating my remarks as "nonsense", a phrase which no English Judge ever applied to me during a course of upwards of twenty years practice. (Signed) Fred. Gibbon Registrar The Supreme Court, Hongkong, October 4th, 1880. I have the honour to forward a copy of the letter from Mr. Gibbon in which he answers the letter No. 1267 from you to me forwarded to him on the 2nd instant. I have only to remark therein that Mr. Gibbon had ordered Mr. Stuggland, whilst he was acting as my Clerk, to keep a book without ever letting him know that he had done so. The Honorable Fr. D. Stewart Acting Colonial Secretary
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010.2612

156

*

Chief gratice to Acting Colonial (Secretag

I feel compelled to

muck,

after the treatment

say

thus

of

the

Copy)

Chief Justice in rudely contradicting

me, as he did, and has done

repeatedly

in matters within, myoon

my or

Si.

knowledge and experience, and in

designating

Ave

he did my remarks

as "nonsense" a phrase which no

English. Judge

ever applied to me

during a course of upwards of twenty years practice.

I have to

(Ligned) ty. Fred. Gibbon

Registrar

The Supreme Court,

Itonghing, October 4th, 1880.

I have the honour, & forward a seller of the Gibbons in which he answers letter he 1267 from you to me forwarded to him in

Lellin

of

the 2nd Mistant.

the many

I have only to pomark therein that re Gebbons had ordered M. Stuggland whilst le was acting as my Clerk to keep a book.

without ever letting her knows that be hac

The Honorable

Fr. D. Struwart

Acting Colonial Secretary

K

done

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