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exhibited by my

leller to the

Acting

Colonial Secretary, dated 7th January 1882, and its

enclosures, noted in margin, viz. that His Excellency the

Estel le Colonial i 7 January 188 Bitel to Gorn 9 December 18, Eitil to Goren 31 December 18

Governor, after his return from the North, told me that he would

by

Private Secretary be 6 January.

1882

Eitel to Pivate Secr 6 January 1882 Extet to Porrake for 7 January 18.

bear the costs of the suit brought Mr. Hayllar against me on account of what I had told Mr. Johnson; that on 6th December 1881 Jaccordingly forwarded the lawyer's bill

to his Excellency reminding him of his promise requesting him to pay it; that His Excellency gave reply but kept the bill;

and

that

on

158

on 31st December 1881 Iagain wrote and reminded His Excellency

of the promise to pay

the bill

and forwarded to him the Attorney's letter pressing for payment; that again the Governor made no reply;

that on 6th of

January 1882. I then wrote to

the Private Secretary requesting an interview with the Governor then that

and that it was

only

His Excellency, whilst refusing

Me an

interview, advanced for

the first time, in a teller in

one sentence of which I had to point out several misquotations and inaccuracies,

the