CO129-194 - Governor Hennessy Administrator Tonnochy - 1881 [8-9] — Page 57

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a portion of the Address contained what he considered a libel on Crown Colony Government, and that

1. fire of the reasons it i and opinions.

why he declined to sign that he adhered to that

The Acting Colonial Secretary said that he had fully considered the Address before signing it, and there was anything

if he had thought libellous in it or anything disrespectful to His Excellency the Governor he would not have signed it; and added that he would take another opportunity of explaining the matter.

The Governor concurred in the Attorney General's view of the effect of the Address and very much regretted that an Officer who was a Member of the Executive Government and the representative and Agent, as it were, of the Governor himself should have lent the weight of his high Office to the statement in the Address reflecting on the Crown Colony Government.

A minor consideration was also that the Acting Colonial Secretary would have been prudent to have avoided mixing himself up in a matter in which

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56 a portion of the Address contained what he considered a libel on Crown Colony Government, and that 1. fire of the reasons it i and opinions. why he declined to sign that he adhered to that The Acting Colonial Secretary said that he had fully considered the Address before signing it, and there was anything if he had thought libellous in it or anything disrespectful to His Excellency the Governor he would not have signed it; and added that he would take another opportunity of explaining the matter. The Governor concurred in the Attorney General's view of the effect of the Address and very much regretted that an Officer who was a Member of the Executive Government and the representative and Agent, as it were, of the Governor himself should have lent the weight of his high Office to the statement in the Address reflecting on the Crown Colony Government. A minor consideration was also that the Acting Colonial Secretary would have been prudent to have avoided mixing himself up in a matter in which
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56 a porting of the Address contaned what he considered a libel on Crown Colony! Government, and that ť 1. fire of the reasone it i and. opinions. کو why he declined to se sign that he adhered to that The Acting Colonial decretary said that he had fully considered the Address before signing it, and there was a anything if he had thought libellons is it or a anything disrespectful to stis Excellency the Governor he would not have signed it; and added that he would take another opportunity of explaining the matter. The Governor mrreurred in the Attorney General's view of the effect of the Address and very su regretted that an Offier who was al Member of the Executive Government and the representative and Agent fas it were of the Governor himself should have the neight of his high grier Office to the statement in the Address reflecting anid A t ta a ow Crown Colony Government, minor consideration was also infest that the Acting Colonial Secretary would have been. 1 prudent to have avoided mixing hunelf up in a matter is which The
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porting of the Address contaned what

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Government,

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of

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sign

that he adhered to that

The Acting Colonial decretary

said that he had fully considered

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there was a

anything

if he had thought

libellons is it or a anything disrespectful to stis Excellency the Governor he would

not have signed it; and added that

he

would take another opportunity of

explaining the matter.

The Governor

mrreurred

in the Attorney General's view of the

effect of the Address and very su

regretted that an Offier who was al Member of the Executive Government

and the representative and Agent

fas

it were of the Governor himself should

have

the neight of his high

grier

Office to the statement in the Address

reflecting

anid

A t ta

a

ow Crown Colony Government,

minor consideration was also

infest that the Acting Colonial

Secretary

would have been.

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prudent to have avoided mixing

hunelf up in a matter is which

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