CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4] — Page 42

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He made on fully charge laid against Mr. Gibbons was proved, and that the public statement on the 21st of October was an act of deliberate insubordination, for which he has been rightly suspended:

12. It is not necessary for me to enter into the details of that statement, but the reason he gave for disobeying some orders of the Court in the matter of Ng Akin's bankruptcy, may be worth bearing in mind when considering the appointment of Mr. Gibbons' successor.

"I declined," said Mr. Gibbons, "to have anything to do with that bankruptcy because I believe it has to do with the keeping of brothels!" No doubt Ng-Akin's house property consisted of some licensed brothels; but whatever moral questions may be involved in the system of licensing brothels in Hongkong, it is clearly desirable that the Officer appointed to be Registrar of the Supreme Court should accept his appointment on the understanding that he is to fulfil the usual duties of the office, including those which may incidentally arise out of any legal business connected with the Contagious Diseases Ordinance.

I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant, Macgillivray.

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39 He made on fully charge laid against Mr. Gibbons was proved, and that the public statement on the 21st of October was an act of deliberate insubordination, for which he has been rightly suspended: 12. It is not necessary for me to enter into the details of that statement, but the reason he gave for disobeying some orders of the Court in the matter of Ng Akin's bankruptcy, may be worth bearing in mind when considering the appointment of Mr. Gibbons' successor. "I declined," said Mr. Gibbons, "to have anything to do with that bankruptcy because I believe it has to do with the keeping of brothels!" No doubt Ng-Akin's house property consisted of some licensed brothels; but whatever moral questions may be involved in the system of licensing brothels in Hongkong, it is clearly desirable that the Officer appointed to be Registrar of the Supreme Court should accept his appointment on the understanding that he is to fulfil the usual duties of the office, including those which may incidentally arise out of any legal business connected with the Contagious Diseases Ordinance. I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant, Macgillivray.

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he made on

fully

charge laid against Mr. Gibbons was proved, and that the public statement

the 21st of October was an act of deliberate insubordination, for ~~ which he has been rightly suspended:

12.

It is not necessary for me to enter into the details of that statement, but the reason he

some orders

gave for disobeying

of the Court in the matter of Ng Akin's bankruptay, may be worth bearing in mind when considering the appointment of Mr. Gibbons' successor.

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"I declined" said Mr. Gibbons "to have anything to do with that bankruptos

because I believe it has to do with

the Keeping of brothels ! No doubt Ng- Akin's house property consisted of

some

licensed brothels; but whatever moval be involved in the

questions may

system of licensing brothels in Houghong, it is clearly desirable that the Officer appointed to be Registrar of the Supreme Court should accept his appointment on the understanding that he is to fulfil the usual duties of the office including those which may incidentally

arise out of any legal business connected with the Contagious

Diseases Ordinance.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obadiant Forumble dormant,

Machherry.

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