CO129-197 - Governor Hennessy - 1882 [1-2] — Page 102

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to appeal to the Executive Council for

immediate end Scheiled.

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inquiry. They to

submit that this might be done without

reference to Mr Johnson having declined.

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· prosecute me before that Council, because of the statements I have made above can be called salo question, this Pecellency the Governor is free to frame this charge against me that I deliberately I officially stated, as I do state in this latter, that in

making certain statements to Der Johnson and in making certain retractations to fir Hayllar I was acting throughout under this instructions. If dis Pxcellency the Governor worder frame and specify any such charge on

charges against me,

I could consider hat I her at last the

I feel is due to me

opportunity

which

of vindicating

my conduct, my character, and my

position in the Service, called into question

by Der Johnson's letters.

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reply

to the second part of your

letter which incites me to make such

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observations as I

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may Mink fit on documents sent by der Johnson for Krans- mission to the Secretary of State, I beg to be permitted to delay mating the observations called for until I kinor whether the above appeal to the Executive

Council will be entertained and an inquing held, as in that case the observations I should make had better be laid before the Right Lonourable the

Porretary of State as part of the

proceedings in the whole case.

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have the honour to be

Fo

four most obedient servant

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