CO129-197 - Governor Hennessy - 1882 [1-2] — Page 125

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consequence of this personal conference between Mr. Hayllar and myself that, on the basis prescribed by the Governor, the terms were arranged, approved by the Governor and accepted by Mr. Hayllar, whereupon the case was taken out of Court. These terms comprised the two letters of mine, dated 28th November, which Mr. Johnson includes among the enclosures of his letter, and which were revised and approved by the Governor who made one alteration. He requested only to add the word "erroneously" to a sentence of mine in one letter to Mr. Hayllar of 28th November. The sentence I refer to is, "I was acting in good faith in what I said on the subject matters mentioned in the petition you filed in Court and wrongly believed myself at the time to be acting simply within the sphere of my duty." I consented to add the word "wrongly", because, since I spoke to Mr. Johnson, I have learned to take a different view of my duties. I see now that my German conception of the duties of a Private Secretary was indeed a wrong one.

Apart from this point, which I yielded, the Governor approved of my two letters of 28th November and it was only after his formal approval had been given, that I sent them to Mr. Hayllar.

41. The compromise thus made included also a letter from the Governor to Mr. Hayllar and a telegram to the Secretary of State.

42. The foregoing facts will suffice

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consequence of this personal conference between Mr. Hayllar and myself that, on the basis prescribed by the Governor, the terms were arranged, approved by the Governor and accepted by Mr. Hayllar, whereupon the case was taken out of Court. These terms comprised the two letters of mine, dated 28th November, which Mr. Johnson includes among the enclosures of his letter, and which were revised and approved by the Governor who made one alteration. He requested only to add the word "erroneously" to a sentence of mine in one letter to Mr. Hayllar of 28th November. The sentence I refer to is, "I was acting in good faith in what I said on the subject matters mentioned in the petition you filed in Court and wrongly believed myself at the time to be acting simply within the sphere of my duty." I consented to add the word "wrongly", because, since I spoke to Mr. Johnson, I have learned to take a different view of my duties. I see now that my German conception of the duties of a Private Secretary was indeed a wrong one. Apart from this point, which I yielded, the Governor approved of my two letters of 28th November and it was only after his formal approval had been given, that I sent them to Mr. Hayllar. 41. The compromise thus made included also a letter from the Governor to Mr. Hayllar and a telegram to the Secretary of State. 42. The foregoing facts will suffice
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consequence of this personal conference between Mr. Hayllar and myself that, on the basis prescribed by the Governor, the terms were arranged, approved by th: Governor and accepted by Mr. Hayllar, whereupon the case was taken out of Court. These terms comprised the two letters of mine, dated 28th November, which Mr. Johnson includes among the enclosures of his letter, and which were revised and approved by the Governor who made one alteration. He requested. only to add the word " errongly sentence of my in one nte letter to Mr. Hayllar of 28th November. The sentence I repo-to is, "I was acting in good refer "faith in what I said on the subject matters mentioned in the petition you "filed in Court and wrongly believed. myself D .7 # 124 myself at the time to be acting simply " within the sphere of my duty. "I consentid to add the word "wrongly"," because, since I spoke to Mr. Johnson, I have learned to take a different of my duties. I see now Vilw that my German conception of the duties of a Private Secretary was indeed a wrong one. Apart from this point, which I gielded the Governor approved of my two letters of 28th November and it was only after his formal approval had been given, that I sent them to Mr. Hayllar. 41. The compromise thus made included also a letter from the Governor to Mr. Hayllar and a telegram to the Secretary of State. | Governor 42. The foregoing facts will suffice
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consequence of this personal conference between Mr. Hayllar and myself that, on the basis prescribed by the Governor, the terms were arranged, approved by th: Governor and accepted by Mr. Hayllar, whereupon the case was taken out of Court. These terms comprised the two letters of mine, dated 28th November, which Mr. Johnson includes

among

the enclosures

of his letter, and which were revised

and approved by the Governor who made one alteration. He requested.

only

to add the word " errongly

sentence of my

in one

nte

letter to Mr. Hayllar

of 28th November. The sentence

I

repo-to is, "I was acting in good refer

"faith in what I said on the subject

matters mentioned in the petition you "filed in Court and wrongly believed.

myself

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#

124

myself at the time to be acting simply " within the sphere of my duty. "I consentid to add the word "wrongly","

because,

since I spoke to Mr. Johnson, I have learned to take a different

of

my

duties. I see now

Vilw

that my German

conception of the duties of a Private

Secretary

was indeed a wrong

one.

Apart from this point, which I gielded the Governor approved of my

two letters

of 28th November and it was

only

after his formal approval had been given, that I sent them to Mr.

Hayllar.

41. The compromise thus made included also a letter from the Governor to Mr. Hayllar and a telegram to the Secretary of State.

| Governor

42. The foregoing facts will

suffice

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