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Dr. Exitel to Acting Colonial Secretary

Hongkong

17th December 1881.

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No. 2380 of the 15th instant, which is a reply to the two applications I made on the 6th and 14th instant respectively for an immediate inquiry into my conduct on the part of the Executive Council, and in which you inform me that Mr. Johnson has not thought fit to accept the offer made to him of dealing before the Executive Council with the charges made against me, but prefers to send the case now to the Secretary of State. I further beg to acknowledge receipt of a copy of Mr. Johnson's letter to you of 13th instant, and of his letter and enclosures addressed to the Secretary of State, which you transmit to me for such observations as I may think fit to make.

In reply to the first part of your letter, I venture to observe that Mr. Johnson's letters do not appear to me to bring any charge against...

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Dr. Exitel to Acting Colonial Secretary Hongkong 17th December 1881. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No. 2380 of the 15th instant, which is a reply to the two applications I made on the 6th and 14th instant respectively for an immediate inquiry into my conduct on the part of the Executive Council, and in which you inform me that Mr. Johnson has not thought fit to accept the offer made to him of dealing before the Executive Council with the charges made against me, but prefers to send the case now to the Secretary of State. I further beg to acknowledge receipt of a copy of Mr. Johnson's letter to you of 13th instant, and of his letter and enclosures addressed to the Secretary of State, which you transmit to me for such observations as I may think fit to make. In reply to the first part of your letter, I venture to observe that Mr. Johnson's letters do not appear to me to bring any charge against...
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f Dr. Extel to Acting Colonial Secretary So Hongkong 17th December 1881. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your Copy. letter No. 2.380 of the 15th instant which is a reply to the love applications I made on the 6th and 14th instant respectively for an immediate inquiry ixto mey V conduct on the part of the Executive you inform Council and in which me that Mr. Johnson has not thought fit to accept the offer made. 167 mads to him of dealing before the Executive Council with the charges made against me but prefers to send the case now to the Secretary of State. I further beg to acknowledge receipt of a copy of Mr. Johnson's letter to you of 13th instant and of his letter and enclosures addressed to the Secretary of State which you transmit to me for such observations as fit to make. In your I may think To reply to the first part of letter I venture to observe that Ar Johnson's letters do not appear to me to bring any charge agarest
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Dr. Extel to Acting Colonial Secretary

So

Hongkong

17th December 1881.

I have the honour to

acknowledge receipt of your

Copy.

letter

No. 2.380 of the 15th instant

which is a reply to the love applications I made

on the 6th

and 14th instant respectively for

an immediate inquiry

ixto

mey

V

conduct on the part of the Executive

you inform

Council and in which

me that Mr. Johnson has not

thought fit to accept the offer

made.

167

mads to him of dealing before the

Executive Council with the

charges made against me but prefers to send the case now to the Secretary of State. I further beg to acknowledge receipt of a copy of Mr. Johnson's letter to you of 13th instant and of his

letter and enclosures addressed

to the Secretary of State which you transmit to me

for such

observations as

fit to make.

In

your

I may

think

To reply to the first part of

letter I venture to observe

that Ar Johnson's letters do not

appear to me to bring any charge

agarest

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