CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7] — Page 484

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a Government Officer, is to lay the facts before the Executive, by whom they would be investigated, that is your course. I am to assure your Excellency is of opinion that the course you contemplated is quite unnecessary to vindicate character or to protect your position in the Public Service.

4. As to the various Official papers relating to Emigration, which at the request of the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph" were supplied to him, were so supplied by the Governor's authority.

The Acting Colonial Secretary said as to the special reason assigned by Captain Thomsett for asking permission to prosecute the Proprietor of the "HongKong Telegraph," he thought Captain Thomsett should be asked to state definitely what he meant; but as to the withholding of permission to vindicate his character, he did not think that that should be done. The fact that his Official work were a shame and farce, he should deem it incumbent upon him to repel that charge. He considered his official character as almost more sacred than his private character.

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a Government Officer, is to lay the facts before the Executive, by whom they would be investigated, that is your course. I am to assure your Excellency is of opinion that the course you contemplated is quite unnecessary to vindicate character or to protect your position in the Public Service. 4. As to the various Official papers relating to Emigration, which at the request of the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph" were supplied to him, were so supplied by the Governor's authority. The Acting Colonial Secretary said as to the special reason assigned by Captain Thomsett for asking permission to prosecute the Proprietor of the "HongKong Telegraph," he thought Captain Thomsett should be asked to state definitely what he meant; but as to the withholding of permission to vindicate his character, he did not think that that should be done. The fact that his Official work were a shame and farce, he should deem it incumbent upon him to repel that charge. He considered his official character as almost more sacred than his private character. 478
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a

Government Officer, is to lay the

facts before the Excutive, by whom

they

would be

investigater

that fis

you

I am to assure

Excellency is of opinion that the

your

course you contemplated is quite - unnecessary to vindicate character or to protect your position in the Public Service.

4. da

A

the various

to and that copies of Official papers relating to

Emigration, which at the

request of

the Editor

of

the "Hongkong Telegraph"

were

supplied

to hime, were so a

supplied by the Governor's authority.

I have to.

478

The acting folonial Secretary said

as to the special reason assigned by

faptains Thomsett for asking permission to prosecute the Proprietor of the he thought "HongKong Telegraph,"

Captain Thomsett should be asked

to state definitely what he meant; but as to the withholding of permission to vindicate his character, he dis not think that that should be done. The

feit that

of

cally a

his Offic

Official

shame and

work were

farce, he

should deem it incumbent upon

him to repel

that

charge

Ste

considered his

official

character as

almost more sacred that his

private character

Acting Colonial Secretary.

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