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Mt Prise is seat from attending the meeting of Council.

The Minutes of the Council held on 18th December are read and confirmed.

Mt Gibbons' letter, dated 17th December, in reply to the letter of The Acting Colonial Secretary of 16th December inquiring if Mr Gibbons wishes to supplement his written defence by an oral statement before the Governor in Council or if there is any document or record he desires to consult, is read and considered.

His Excellency the Governor having invited the Council to consider the question whether the Members present assent to the suspension of Mr Gibbons, the following resolution is unanimously agreed to:-

Having read the last reply of Mr Gibbons and again considered his whole case, the Council recommend the Governor to give Mr Gibbons the opportunity of resigning, and in the event of his not doing so they are prepared to assent to his suspension to be accompanied by a recommendation that, in place of dismissal, the Secretary of State may, if possible, give him employment elsewhere. The Council further recommend that the Governor deal liberally with Mr Gibbons as regards money matters.

The question how to communicate with Mr Gibbons is then considered and it is unanimously agreed that the

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171 Mt Prise is seat from attending the meeting of Council. The Minutes of the Council held on 18th December are read and confirmed. Mt Gibbons' letter, dated 17th December, in reply to the letter of The Acting Colonial Secretary of 16th December inquiring if Mr Gibbons wishes to supplement his written defence by an oral statement before the Governor in Council or if there is any document or record he desires to consult, is read and considered. His Excellency the Governor having invited the Council to consider the question whether the Members present assent to the suspension of Mr Gibbons, the following resolution is unanimously agreed to:- Having read the last reply of Mr Gibbons and again considered his whole case, the Council recommend the Governor to give Mr Gibbons the opportunity of resigning, and in the event of his not doing so they are prepared to assent to his suspension to be accompanied by a recommendation that, in place of dismissal, the Secretary of State may, if possible, give him employment elsewhere. The Council further recommend that the Governor deal liberally with Mr Gibbons as regards money matters. The question how to communicate with Mr Gibbons is then considered and it is unanimously agreed that the
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ཀ'། ཀཱི ཀཱ ཨེ - ཥ 171 Mt Prise is seat. from attending the meeting of founail The Minutes of the founcil held on 18th December are read and confirmed. Mt Gibbons letter, dates 17th December, in reply to the letter of The Acting Colonial 16th December inquiring if it Wr Secretary of Gibbons wishes to supplement his written defence by an oral statement before the Governor in Council or if where is any document or record he desires to consult, is read and considereda. His Kreellency the Governos سیاسی having invited the founcil to consider the question whether the Members present assent to the inspension of W biblons, the following resolution is unanimonsly agreed to :- Staving read. the last reply of ons Gibbons and again considered his whole case, the forneil recommend the Governor to Gitters av the event of give Ins opportunity of resigning, and in his not doing so they are prepared to assent to his suspension to be accompanied by a recommendation that, in place of dismissal, the Secretary of State may, if possible, give him employment elsewhere. The buncil further recommend that the Governor deal Ms Gibbon's deal liberally with as regards money matter. The question how to communicate with us. Gibbons is then considered and it is unanimously agreed that the
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ཀ'། ཀཱི ཀཱ ཨེ - ཥ

171

Mt Prise

is seat.

from attending the meeting of founail

The Minutes

of

the

founcil held on

18th

December are read and confirmed.

Mt Gibbons letter, dates 17th December, in

reply to the letter

of

The Acting Colonial 16th December inquiring if

it Wr

Secretary of Gibbons wishes to supplement his written defence by

an oral statement before the Governor in

Council or if

where is

any

document or record he desires to consult, is

read and considereda.

His Kreellency the Governos

سیاسی

having invited the founcil to consider the question whether the Members present

assent to the inspension of W biblons, the

following resolution is unanimonsly agreed to :-

Staving read. the last reply of ons

Gibbons and again considered his whole case, the

forneil recommend the Governor to

Gitters

av

the event

of

give

Ins

opportunity of resigning, and in

his not doing so they

are

prepared to assent to his suspension to be

accompanied by

a recommendation that, in

place of dismissal, the Secretary of State may, if possible, give him employment

elsewhere. The buncil further recommend

that the

Governor deal

Ms Gibbon's

deal liberally with

as regards money matter.

The question how to communicate

with us. Gibbons is then considered and

it is unanimously agreed that the

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