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being

a

copy of a letter from

Dr Eitel dated 19th July 1881

that

he wrote

to

me when

I was at Chountain Lodge, from which Your Lordship will see

that I was much more reticent

with him about

any

relations

with Mr Stayllar than he (Dr Eitel)

now asserts.

Though it was

in April that the affair occurred

in connection with the insult

to a member of my family, yet Dr Eitel first heard

of

it

only

in July, and then not from

me.

The other document,

a copy of the authoritative

statement I read to Mr Johnson

on the 25th of October 1887, the

only occasion when I spoke

to him on

this subject. It

will show Your Lordship how

improper it is for Mr Johnson

to press for an

Enquiry.

I will only add

that whilst

a

question of

this kind is quite in its proper place

before either

the Legislative

or Executive

Council, I am ready

to give Your Lordship the fullest

explanations.

The

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129 being a copy of a letter from Dr Eitel dated 19th July 1881 that he wrote to me when I was at Chountain Lodge, from which Your Lordship will see that I was much more reticent with him about any relations with Mr Stayllar than he (Dr Eitel) now asserts. Though it was in April that the affair occurred in connection with the insult to a member of my family, yet Dr Eitel first heard of it only in July, and then not from me. The other document, a copy of the authoritative statement I read to Mr Johnson on the 25th of October 1887, the only occasion when I spoke to him on this subject. It will show Your Lordship how improper it is for Mr Johnson to press for an Enquiry. I will only add that whilst a question of this kind is quite in its proper place before either the Legislative or Executive Council, I am ready to give Your Lordship the fullest explanations. The
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129 bering a copy of a letter from Q" Eitel dated 19th July 1881 that he wrote to me when I was at chountain Lodge, from which Your Lordship will see that I was much more reticent with huis about. uny relations with Mr Stayllar than he (Dr Eitel) now accents. Though it was. in April that the affair occurred in connection with the insult to a member of moffamily, yetin Qr Eifel first heard of it only in July, and then not from is The other document, a copy of the authoritative statement I read to Mr Johnson on the 25th of October 1887, the only occasion when I spoke to his ow this subject. It will show Your Lordship how improper it is for Mr Johnson to press for an Enquiry. I will only add that whilet a quection of for an this kind is quite infit- enquiry before either the Legislative CA Executive I am ready Corneil, Jam to give Your Lordship the fullest me. The expianahous
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bering

a

copy of a letter from

Q" Eitel dated 19th July 1881

that

he wrote

to

me when

I was at chountain Lodge, from which Your Lordship will see

that I was much more reticent

with huis about.

uny

relations

with Mr Stayllar than he

(Dr Eitel)

now accents.

Though it was.

in April that the affair occurred

in connection with the insult

to a member of moffamily, yetin Qr Eifel first heard

of

it

only

in July, and then not from

is

The other document,

a copy of the authoritative

statement I read to Mr Johnson

on the 25th of October 1887, the

only occasion when I spoke

to his ow

this subject. It

will show Your Lordship how

improper it is for Mr Johnson

to press for an

Enquiry.

I will only add

that whilet

a

quection of

for an

this kind is quite infit-

enquiry before either

the Legislative

CA Executive

I am ready

Corneil, Jam

to

give Your Lordship the fullest

me.

The

expianahous

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