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R. & W. Herbert Eig

Under Secretary of State

C. O.

For the Colonial Department.

REC:

REC

L

7659

262

Z

Referring to your letter of May) in extenso

You state that Lord Kimberly is unable at the

present stage of the matter to admit

Leaving to conjecture the correctness of the report in

the China Mail of Oct 21-1880 and requests me to

furnish him with a definite reply to the letter of

the 12th inst.

I beg most respectfully to say that neither directly nor by inference did I at

any stage admit the correctness of its report in question and merely

stated that

any complaint against the Chief Justice should be heard before any

action is called upon to act on the matter.

I respectfully submit for the consideration of the Secretary of State for the Colonies the accompanying Statement of my case, which I have had printed

for the greater convenience of perusal.

I humbly pray that having regard to my

having entered into a seven year Engagement for which I have given up my practice and position at the

bar, Lord Kimberly will be pleased to peruse

and consider my statement before he pronounces

a final decision on my painful case.

As Registrar of the Supreme Court of ...

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R. & W. Herbert Eig Under Secretary of State C. O. For the Colonial Department. REC: REC L 7659 262 Z Referring to your letter of May) in extenso You state that Lord Kimberly is unable at the present stage of the matter to admit Leaving to conjecture the correctness of the report in the China Mail of Oct 21-1880 and requests me to furnish him with a definite reply to the letter of the 12th inst. I beg most respectfully to say that neither directly nor by inference did I at any stage admit the correctness of its report in question and merely stated that any complaint against the Chief Justice should be heard before any action is called upon to act on the matter. I respectfully submit for the consideration of the Secretary of State for the Colonies the accompanying Statement of my case, which I have had printed for the greater convenience of perusal. I humbly pray that having regard to my having entered into a seven year Engagement for which I have given up my practice and position at the bar, Lord Kimberly will be pleased to peruse and consider my statement before he pronounces a final decision on my painful case. As Registrar of the Supreme Court of ...
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R. & W. Herbert Eig

Under Secretary of State

C. O.

For the Colonial Departement.

REC:

REC

L

7659

262

Z

Referring to your letter of May) in extrilte

You olate that Lord Kimberly is unath at the

aty

statement

preacus stage of the matter to admit

Leaking to cimpunger the correctness of the report in

the China Mail of Oct 21-1880 and requesto the to

اور ار اس

Kornish him with a definiti reply to the letter of

the 12th hold

I beg mort respectfully tray that wither disetty nor by inference did I at

Ems admit

the correction of its report in question and Poutnich

Ada

ex

merely acks that

2

Det 23720

amy Consilang

against the Chief restic should be heard before any

berix called apex to cater on weap

site Gratter.

I respectfully submit for the considuation of the Secretary of Late for the Colonies the accompanying Hattment of my case, which Ihan had printed

for the greater convenience of perusal.

I hambly pray that having regard to my

tevig under a seven zeur Engagement for which Shave given up my mactice and position at the

bar, Lord Kimberly will be pleased to heruse

and consider my statement before he Jusnounces

a final decision on my painful cake

As Rafishar of the Supreme Court of

...

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