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speeches of the Gibbous the Registrar in which after assuming himself as present, he expressed that a Reporter had expressed his desire to make a public utterance.

I beg to submit this public utterance by Mr Gibbous the Registrar to the consideration of His Excellency the Governor. I rest satisfied that His Excellency will take such steps on the matter as so grave a public scandal may require.

I have &c.

(Signed) John Smale. Chief Justice.

The subject being fully considered it is unanimously resolved that a letter be written by the Colonial Secretary to Mr. Gibbous Registrar of the Supreme Court informing him that the Chief Justice has called the attention of the Governor to the report in the "Whig mail" of the 21st instant of some alleged observations to be made by Mr Gibbous and enquiring whether the Report is substantially correct and if so what explanations he has to offer for publicly making such statement:

Read and considered a letter from the Military Authorities requesting a loan of the services of Mr Chan A Fook, a Clerk in the Surveyor General's Department, to translate a Coutreat for

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48 speeches of the Gibbous the Registrar in which after assuming himself as present, he expressed that a Reporter had expressed his desire to make a public utterance. I beg to submit this public utterance by Mr Gibbous the Registrar to the consideration of His Excellency the Governor. I rest satisfied that His Excellency will take such steps on the matter as so grave a public scandal may require. I have &c. (Signed) John Smale. Chief Justice. The subject being fully considered it is unanimously resolved that a letter be written by the Colonial Secretary to Mr. Gibbous Registrar of the Supreme Court informing him that the Chief Justice has called the attention of the Governor to the report in the "Whig mail" of the 21st instant of some alleged observations to be made by Mr Gibbous and enquiring whether the Report is substantially correct and if so what explanations he has to offer for publicly making such statement: Read and considered a letter from the Military Authorities requesting a loan of the services of Mr Chan A Fook, a Clerk in the Surveyor General's Department, to translate a Coutreat for
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48 spuches of the Gibbous the Registrar in which after assuming himself 10 as present, he expressed that a Reporter his desire to make a public utterance. I beg to submit this public utterance by Mr Gibbous the Register to the consideration of His Excellency. the Governor . <I rest satisfied that His Excellency will take such steps ou the matter as so public scandal grave a may require. I have se. Signed) John Smale. Chief Justice. The subject being fully considered it is unanimously resolved that a letter be the Colonial Secretary to written by Mr. Gibbous Registrar of the Supreme Court him that the Chief Justice informing has called the attention of the Governor to the report in the "Whive mail of the 21th instant of some observations. alleged to be made by per Gibbous and the Supreme Court that enquiring day whether the Report is n in substantially correct and if as what explanations he has to offer for publicly making such statement: Read and considered a letter from the Military Authorities requesting of a loan the services of Mr Chan a fook, A Clock in the Surveyor General's Department, to translate a Coutreat for
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spuches of the Gibbous the Registrar in which after assuming himself

10 as

present, he expressed

that a Reporter his desire to make a public utterance.

I beg to submit this public utterance by Mr Gibbous the Register

to the consideration

of His Excellency.

the Governor . <I rest satisfied that

His Excellency will take such steps

ou

the matter as so

public scandal

• grave a

may require.

I have se.

Signed) John Smale.

Chief Justice.

The subject being fully considered it is unanimously resolved that a letter be

the Colonial Secretary to

written by

Mr. Gibbous Registrar of the Supreme Court

him that the Chief Justice

informing

has called the attention of the Governor

to the report in the "Whive mail of

the 21th instant of

some observations.

alleged

to be made by per Gibbous

and

the Supreme Court that

enquiring

day

whether the Report is n

in

substantially correct and if as what explanations he has to offer for publicly making such statement:

Read and considered a letter from the

Military

Authorities

requesting

of

a

loan

the services of

Mr Chan a fook,

A

Clock in the Surveyor General's

Department, to translate a

Coutreat for

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