CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4] — Page 90

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sessionly then the present

my charges have

not yet been investigated and yet

I, who

am

1

ready and willing to

undertake the duty of prosecutor,

to myself

the

same

subject.

more

say

that while

I can affect

In reply I beg to

I fully acknowledge the right of His

Excellency the Governor to call upon

me for

explanation of any charge

that may

be made against

me.

I do not recognize the right of

the

Executive Council to act as a

tribunal

to affect

my

interests under

my

contract with Her Majesty's Government.

As I understand the

matter,

the Chief Justice

has been

my accuser; he

having been previously accused by

me

of

certain

grave offences in

respect of which I have asked for

an

enquiry: Offences which affect his character and position far

more than they

have been put upon my defence

in a

subsequent charge, without the

opportunity of substantiating my

accusation.

I am

accused of deliberate

insubordination arising out of my

relations with him, after having

taken

every step which it was

possible for

me to

avoid

the

outrageous insults which have been

from day to day heaped

by the Chief Justice both

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86 sessionly then the present my charges have not yet been investigated and yet I, who am 1 ready and willing to undertake the duty of prosecutor, to myself the same subject. more say that while I can affect In reply I beg to I fully acknowledge the right of His Excellency the Governor to call upon me for explanation of any charge that may be made against me. I do not recognize the right of the Executive Council to act as a tribunal to affect my interests under my contract with Her Majesty's Government. As I understand the matter, the Chief Justice has been my accuser; he having been previously accused by me of certain grave offences in respect of which I have asked for an enquiry: Offences which affect his character and position far more than they have been put upon my defence in a subsequent charge, without the opportunity of substantiating my accusation. I am accused of deliberate insubordination arising out of my relations with him, after having taken every step which it was possible for me to avoid the outrageous insults which have been from day to day heaped by the Chief Justice both Page 90 Page 91
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86 sesionely then the present my charges have not yet been investigated and yet svil I, who ain 1 ready and won and willing to undertake the duty of prosecutor, to myself the daine subject. more say theat while can affect In reply I beg to I fully acknowledge the right of His Excellency the Governor to call upon explanation of any charge for atv { which may be made aganist I do not recognize the right of Executive Conned to act as a the tribunal to affect interests under my my contract with Her majesty's fovernment. As I understand the the Chief Justice ratter my acccses; he having been previously accused by ine of certain grave offences in respect of which I have asked for an enquiry: Offences which affect his character and position far have been put upon my defence d.. subsequent charge, without the opportunity of cubstantiating my accusation. Jam ずん accused of deliberate insubordination arising out of my relations with him, after having taken every step which to avoid possible for wad the outrageons insults which have been. from day to day heaped by the Chief fratice both Page 90Page 91
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sesionely then the present

my charges have

not yet been investigated and yet

svil

I, who

ain

1

ready and won

and willing to

undertake the duty of prosecutor,

to myself

the

daine

subject.

more

say

theat while

can affect

In reply I beg to

I fully acknowledge the right of His

Excellency the Governor to call upon

explanation of any charge

for

atv

{

which

may

be made aganist

I do not recognize the right of

Executive Conned to act as a

the

tribunal

to affect

interests under

my

my

contract with Her majesty's fovernment.

As I understand the

the Chief Justice

ratter

my acccses; he

having been previously accused by

ine

of

certain

grave offences in

respect of which I have asked for

an

enquiry: Offences which affect his character and position far

have been put upon my defence

d..

subsequent charge, without the

opportunity of cubstantiating my

accusation.

Jam

ずん

accused of deliberate

insubordination arising out of my

relations with him, after having

taken

every step which

to avoid

possible for

wad

the

outrageons insults which have been. from day to day heaped

by the Chief fratice both

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