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answer

to this letter and the whole of

· Mr. Gibbons' case the Executive Council

gave

him

unanimously advised me to

offer him the opportunity of resigning, and, in

the event of his not doing so, recommended that I should proceed

to suspension.

8.

Mr. Gibbons not having accepted the lenient alternative suggested by my advisers, the Executive Council finally recommended his suspension from Office and salary, which was duly carried into effect. We at once applied for leave of absence, which, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, I granted to him.

In the minutes of the Council

will be seen

Your Lordship will see that they also recommended that I should ask

Your Lordship not to dismiss Mr. Gibbons but to transfer him to some other Colony.

10.

Your Lordship will see also

that when I invited the members of Council

to favour

me with their views on

the

charges brought by Mr. Gibbons against the Chief Justice, they desired to leave that question to Your Lordship, to whom, at Mr. Gibbons' request, I had transmitted both sides of the

9. did not, however,

case.

disguise from the Council

my

opinion

that the Chief Justice had

satisfactorily answered Mr. Gibbons'

charges.

11.

On the whole I believe the

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38 answer to this letter and the whole of · Mr. Gibbons' case the Executive Council gave him unanimously advised me to offer him the opportunity of resigning, and, in the event of his not doing so, recommended that I should proceed to suspension. 8. Mr. Gibbons not having accepted the lenient alternative suggested by my advisers, the Executive Council finally recommended his suspension from Office and salary, which was duly carried into effect. We at once applied for leave of absence, which, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, I granted to him. In the minutes of the Council will be seen Your Lordship will see that they also recommended that I should ask Your Lordship not to dismiss Mr. Gibbons but to transfer him to some other Colony. 10. Your Lordship will see also that when I invited the members of Council to favour me with their views on the charges brought by Mr. Gibbons against the Chief Justice, they desired to leave that question to Your Lordship, to whom, at Mr. Gibbons' request, I had transmitted both sides of the 9. did not, however, case. disguise from the Council my opinion that the Chief Justice had satisfactorily answered Mr. Gibbons' charges. 11. On the whole I believe the
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38 answver to this letter and the whole of · Mr. Gibbons ease the Executive Council give him Junanimously advised me to opportunity of resigning, and, in an. they the event of his not doing so, recommended that I should proceed to suspension. 8. Mr. Gibbons not having accepted the lenient alternative suggested by my advisers, the Executive Council finally recommended his suspension from Office and salary, which was duly carried into effect. We at once applied for leave of absence, which, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, I granted to him. In the minutes of the Council will be se.. Im Come Anarch Your Lordship will see that they also recommended that I should ask Yo Your Lordship not to dismiss Mr. Gibbons but to transfer him to some other Colony. 10. Your Lordship will see also that when I invited the members of Connect to favour me with their views on the charges brought by Mr Gibbons against the Chief Justice, they desired to leave that question to Your Lordship, to whom, at Mr. Gibbons request, I had transmitted both sides of the 9. did not, however, case. disguise from the Council opinion my that the Chief Justice had satisfactorily answered Mr. Gibbons __ charges. 11. On the whole I believe the.
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answver

to this letter and the whole of

· Mr. Gibbons ease the Executive Council

give

him

Junanimously advised me to

opportunity of resigning, and, in

an.

they

the event of his not doing so, recommended that I should proceed

› to suspension.

8.

Mr. Gibbons not having accepted the lenient alternative suggested by my advisers, the Executive Council finally recommended his suspension from Office and salary, which was duly carried into effect. We at once applied for leave of absence, which, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, I granted to him.

In the minutes of the Council

will be se..

Im Come Anarch

Your Lordship will see that they also recommended that I should ask Yo

Your Lordship not to dismiss Mr. Gibbons but to transfer him to some other Colony.

10.

Your Lordship will see also

that when I invited the members of Connect

to favour

me with their views on

the

charges brought by Mr Gibbons against the Chief Justice, they desired to leave that question to Your Lordship, to whom, at Mr. Gibbons request, I had transmitted both sides of the

9. did not, however,

case.

disguise from the Council

opinion

my

that the Chief Justice had

satisfactorily answered Mr. Gibbons __

charges.

11.

On the whole I believe the.

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