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enclosures dated respectively 4th November, and 5th November 1881,

but His Excellency the Governor further gave me, unsolicited, a

certificate expressing satisfaction with

my services and

his regret at losing them, as Your Lordship will observe from

the enclosure dated 15th November 1881.

6. Those three inclosures, connected with my resignation, I humbly submit, show clearly that up to 15th November 1881, when the Governor must have been for some time fully

aware of

all the circumstances, he was not of opinion that I had

spoken to Mr. Johnson and others without

even excessive instructions.

7. I further humbly beg to solicit Your Lordship's attention to the fact, shown by enclosures of correspondence with the Colonial Secretary, dated respectively 6th December, 14th December, 15th December and 17th December 1881, that I appealed three times to the Governor in Council for

an immediate and

delayed inquiry without effect,

and especially also I beg your Lordship's attention to the following point.

8. In my letter to the Acting Colonial Secretary, dated 17th December 1881, Flegget

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enclosures dated respectively 4th November, and 5th November 1881, but His Excellency the Governor further gave me, unsolicited, a certificate expressing satisfaction with my services and his regret at losing them, as Your Lordship will observe from the enclosure dated 15th November 1881. 6. Those three inclosures, connected with my resignation, I humbly submit, show clearly that up to 15th November 1881, when the Governor must have been for some time fully aware of all the circumstances, he was not of opinion that I had spoken to Mr. Johnson and others without even excessive instructions. 7. I further humbly beg to solicit Your Lordship's attention to the fact, shown by enclosures of correspondence with the Colonial Secretary, dated respectively 6th December, 14th December, 15th December and 17th December 1881, that I appealed three times to the Governor in Council for an immediate and delayed inquiry without effect, and especially also I beg your Lordship's attention to the following point. 8. In my letter to the Acting Colonial Secretary, dated 17th December 1881, Flegget
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: enclosures dated respectively 4th November, and 5th November 1881, but His Excellency the Governor further gave me, unsolicited, a certificate cxpressing satisfaction with my his services and his regret at losing them, as Your Lordship will observe from the enclosure dated 15th November 1881. 6. Those three inclosures, connected with my resignation, I humbly submit, show clearly that up to 15th November 1881, when the Governor must have been for some time fully dware of all the circumstances, he was not of opinion that I had. spoken to Mr. Johnson and others without * even EN CXCESS instructions. 1of his positive 7. I further humbly beg to solicit Your Lordship's attention to the fact, shown by enclosures 156 of correspondence with the Colonial Secretary, dated respectively 6th December, 1414 December, 15th December and 17th December 1881, that I appealed three times to the Governor in Council for an immediate and delarted inquiry without affect, and especially also I beg your Lordship's attention to the following point. 8. In my my letter to the Acting Colonial Secretary, dated 17th December 1881, Flegget
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enclosures dated respectively 4th November, and 5th November 1881,

but His Excellency the Governor further gave me, unsolicited, a

certificate cxpressing satisfaction with

my

his

services and

his regret at losing them, as Your Lordship will observe from

the enclosure dated 15th November

1881.

6. Those three inclosures,

connected with

my resignation,

I humbly submit, show clearly that up to 15th November 1881, when the Governor must have been for some time fully

dware

of

all the circumstances, he was not of opinion that I had.

spoken

to Mr. Johnson and others without

* even EN CXCESS

instructions.

1of his positive

7. I further humbly beg

to solicit Your Lordship's attention to the fact, shown by

enclosures

156

of correspondence with the Colonial Secretary, dated respectively 6th December, 1414 December, 15th December and 17th December 1881, that I appealed three times to the Governor in Council for

an immediate and

delarted inquiry without affect,

and especially also I beg your Lordship's attention to the following point.

8. In my

my letter to the

Acting Colonial Secretary, dated 17th December 1881, Flegget

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