CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4] — Page 85

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me in treating the contract

a. it

at

meaning of

end, but feeling as I do that the

public interests

than

any

AN

of

importance

question of private right, I should

have been content to let that matter

remain unsettled and trust to the

His Excellency's Government

of justice of ... without taking any further step; but now rightly or wrongly, the Governor

has thought proper to interdict

the performance of my contract, the question is raised whether I have fairly done that which I have

contracted to do

BY

have not

incapacitated myself from further continuing the performance of my Contract by misbehaviour within the

meaning

of

the condition of my

engagement. That is a question which

can only be tried by the procedure

sanctioned by law, and as the administrator

of

the law in this Colony is a

party to

the controversy (defendants according to my view, though plaintiffs according to what I understand to be the view

of the Governor) it is

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manifest no tribunal exists here by which it

can be decided.

Although entertaining the highest respect for the Executive Council both in their collective and individual capacity, I am not disposed to be bound by

their decision in

a

matter which

involves not only my

status

at

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81 me in treating the contract a. it at meaning of end, but feeling as I do that the public interests than any AN of importance question of private right, I should have been content to let that matter remain unsettled and trust to the His Excellency's Government of justice of ... without taking any further step; but now rightly or wrongly, the Governor has thought proper to interdict the performance of my contract, the question is raised whether I have fairly done that which I have contracted to do BY have not incapacitated myself from further continuing the performance of my Contract by misbehaviour within the meaning of the condition of my engagement. That is a question which can only be tried by the procedure sanctioned by law, and as the administrator of the law in this Colony is a party to the controversy (defendants according to my view, though plaintiffs according to what I understand to be the view of the Governor) it is 210 manifest no tribunal exists here by which it can be decided. Although entertaining the highest respect for the Executive Council both in their collective and individual capacity, I am not disposed to be bound by their decision in a matter which involves not only my status at
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81 me in treating the contract a. it at meaning of end, but feeling as I do that the public interests than any AN of importance question of private right, I should have been content to let that matter remain unsettled and trust to the Hes Mropertys fovernment of pristice of without taking any further step; but now rightly or wrongly, the Coullency has thought proper to interdict- prom the performance of my contract, the question is raised whether I have fairly done that which I have contracted to do சர் have BY have not incapacitated myself from further continuing the performance of my Contract by misbehavious within the meaning the condition of my A engagement. That is question which only be tried by the procedure sanctioned by law, and as the adminstrat of the law in this Colony dre parties to the controversy (defendents according to my view, though plaintiffs according to what I understand to be the view that of the bxcellency ) it is 210 manifest tribunal exists here by which it can be decided. Althrough Sevitertain the highest- respect for the lxccutive Connel both in their collective and individual capacity, I am not disposed to be bound by their decision ins A matter which involves not only my status at
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me in treating the contract

a. it

at

meaning of

end, but feeling as I do that the

public interests

than

any

AN

of

importance

question of private right, I should

have been content to let that matter

remain unsettled and trust to the

Hes Mropertys fovernment

of pristice of without taking any further step; but now rightly or wrongly, the Coullency has thought proper to interdict-

prom

the performance of my contract, the question is raised whether I have fairly done that which I have

contracted to do

சர்

have

BY

have not

incapacitated myself from further continuing the performance of my Contract by misbehavious within the

meaning

the condition of my

A

engagement. That is question which

only be tried by the procedure

sanctioned by law, and as the adminstrat

of

the law in this Colony

dre

parties to

the controversy (defendents according to my view, though plaintiffs according to what I understand to be the view

that

of the bxcellency ) it is

210

manifest tribunal exists here by which it

can be decided.

Althrough Sevitertain the highest- respect for the lxccutive Connel both in their collective and individual capacity, I am not disposed to be bound by

their decision ins

A

matter which

involves not only my

status

at

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