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Effect of which was, indirectly, that the substance of the allegations made against Mr. Hayllar was not true, and that I should be suspended or dismissed or at any rate cease to be Private Secretary. The Governor told me this and added that he had told both Mr. Low and Mr. Drummond that this proposal, as far as it concerned me, was "infamous" as I had done no wrong in the matter.
Believing that the promise to take the case out of Court would be kept, I urged His Excellency most strongly to accept my resignation, which, through force of circumstances, he eventually accepted on 17th November.
23. On that day the Governor explained to me that circumstances compelled him to withdraw certain statements and to accept my resignation. His Excellency then handed to me a letter in his own handwriting, addressed to me under date of 15th November, but marked "Private," in which he states with reference to my letter of 4th November that he cannot any longer resist the reasons I gave in my letter of 4th November in desiring to resign the post of Private Secretary, and adds, "but in complying with your earnest wishes in this matter, I...
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Effect of which was, indirectly, that the substance of the allegations made against Mr. Hayllar
was not true,
and that I should be suspended
rate cease to
dismissed or at
at any be Private Secretary. The Governor
told me this and added that he had Cold both Mr. Low and Mr. Drummond
that this proposal, as far as it concerned me was " infamous" as I
had done no
wrong
in the matter.
Believing
that the promise to take the case out of Court would be kept, I urged His Excellency most strongly to accept my resignation, which through force of circumstances he eventually int
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on 17th November.
23. On that day the Governor
explained to me that circumstances
compelled him to withdraw certain statements and to accept my resignation
This
and.
- His Excellency then handed to me
a letter in his own
to me under date
handwriting addrowed
6 of 15th November, but marked" Private," in which he states with reference to my letter of 4th November that he cannot any longer resist the reasons I gave
my letter of 4th November in desiring
to resign the post of Private Secretary
complying
and adds, "but in
with
your earnest wishes in this matter I
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