CO129-194 - Governor Hennessy Administrator Tonnochy - 1881 [8-9] — Page 37

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proceedings at the Executive Council on the 22nd ultimo, which he

Days

induced him

to resign the temporary post of Acting Colonial Secretary.

Though Dr Stewart at his request received, with the permission of the Executive Council, a copy of the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting in question, as read in his presence and confirmed by him and the other members, he has not thought fit to quote from that record the actual words that were used. On the contrary, in his letter to Your Lordship and its enclosures nos 2 and 3, he gives an incorrect account of what took place.

I, however, enclose for Your Lordship's information a copy of the minutes of Executive Council meeting on 18th July, 1881, and 25th July.

There is certain inconvenience, and perhaps impropriety, in a member of the Executive Council going beyond the full and careful minutes which he had himself confirmed (and which he, in this particular instance, I understand, assisted the Clerk of Councils in compiling), which I trust Your Lordship will not encourage.

I did not charge him with a grave dereliction of duty. I simply regretted that in the matter of the Harbour Master's application for permission to begin a libel suit, the Acting Colonial Secretary should have suggested to the Harbour Master that he need not have asked

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36 M proceedings at the Executive Council on the 22nd ultimo, which he Days induced him to resign the temporary post of Acting Colonial Secretary. 2. Though Dr Stewart at his request received, with the permission of the Executive Council, a copy of the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting in question, as read in his presence and confirmed by him and the other members, he has not thought fit to quote from that record the actual words that were used. On the contrary, in his letter to Your Lordship and its enclosures nos 2 and 3, he gives an incorrect account of what took place. I, however, enclose for Your Lordship's information a copy of the minutes of Executive Council meeting on 18th July, 1881, and 25th July. There is certain inconvenience, and perhaps impropriety, in a member of the Executive Council going beyond the full and careful minutes which he had himself confirmed (and which he, in this particular instance, I understand, assisted the Clerk of Councils in compiling), which I trust Your Lordship will not encourage. 4. I did not charge him with a grave dereliction of duty. I simply regretted that in the matter of the Harbour Master's application for permission to begin a libel suit, the Acting Colonial Secretary should have suggested to the Harbour Master that he need not have asked

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proceedings at the Executive Council on the

22nd ultimo, which he

Days

induced him

to resign the temporary post of Acting

Colonial Secretary.

oun

Though Dr Stewart at his

request received, with the permission

of the Executive Council, a copy of the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting

question, as read

, as read in his presence and confirmed by him and the other members, he has not thought fit to quote from

that record the actual words that were

used. On the contrary in his letter to Your

Lordship and its enclosures nos 2 and 3 he

gives

place.

る

an incorrect account of what took

I, however, endose for Your Lordship's information a copy of the

minutes

etes of Executive Minutes in.

uncil-band July, 1881. and 25 thuly. 3.

and

There is

and those of the following meeting.

certain inconvenience

in a member

perhaps impropriety in

of the Executive Council

going beyond the full and careful minutes which he had ' himself confirmed (and which he, in this particular instance, I understand, assisted the Clerk of Corneils in compiling) which I trust Your Lordship will not

encourage.

with

・grave

I did not charge him

derfliction of duty. I simply

regretted that in the matter of the Harbour Master's application for permission to begin a libel suit, the Acting Colonial Seentary should have suggested to the

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