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by a Court of Inquiry.
In the course of the discussion that followed, the Governor said he thought he could hardly avoid dealing with the actual fact that Captain Thomsett himself had asked for permission to bring ...
The Governor enquired how he knew that? If he was to understand that the Acting Colonial Secretary had had any communication beyond the letters with Captain Thomsett?
Dr Stewart replied that some days after the first letter Captain Thomsett had written the Government on the action, and that fact gave opportunity of very naturally preventing the action: The Government are to blame.
The Acting Colonial Secretary remarked that Captain Thomsett had subsequently withdrawn that application for permission and he had reason to think the original application had been made under some misapprehension. Captain Thomsett came to the Colonial Secretary's Office and asked him if the Governor had answered it, whereupon Dr Stewart said he had put the question to him "Why ask the Governor's permission?"
The Governor said it was to be regretted that the Acting Colonial Secretary should have made such a suggestion to Captain Thomsett. He ...
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by a fourt of Inquiry.
In the course
the discussion
that followed, the Povernor said he thought he could hardly avoid dealing with the actual fact that faptain Thomsatt himself has acker for permission to
bring
The Governor enquired how he
knew that? If he was to understand
that the Acting folonial Secretary has
hão
any
communication beyond the
letters with
Lafitain
Shomsett?
Dr Stewart
replied
that some
the action, and
days after written faptain
the
first letter
that fact gave opportunity of very naturally preventing the action:
the Government
am
The Acting folonial Secretary remarker that Captain Thomsett had subsequently with drawn that application for permission and he
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reason to think the original application had been made under some micepprehension
letter was
Shomsett came
to
the Colonial Secretary's Office and asked
him
if
the Governor had answered it,
aged, whereupon to Thewart said he had port the question to him "Why ack the Governor's permission?"
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The Governor said it
was to
be regretter that the Acting folonial Secretary should have mare such a Ingestion to faptain
Thomsett. He
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