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against me which does not affect His Excellency the Governor as much as Chan or more 10. myself therefore well understand that the charges specified in Mr. Johnson's letters could not be placed before the Executive Council in the comprehensive form in which he puts them. At the same time, it appears to me that, as far as I am concerned, the gravamen of Mr. Johnson's charges narrows down to the following two questions:

a. whether or not, in making the statements regarding Mr. Hayllar referred to, I was acting substantially in accordance with His Excellency the Governor's instructions; and be, whether or not, in writing my letter of 5th November to Mr. Johnson and in making the retractations which caused the withdrawal of the case Hayllar v. Eitel from the records of the Supreme Court, I was acting throughout under the orders and with the approval of His Excellency the Governor.

Leaving therefore out of question any other bearings which the charges specified in Mr. Johnson's letters may have, I respectfully submit that the above stated two questions affecting

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against me which does not affect His Excellency the Governor as much as Chan or more 10. myself therefore well understand that the charges specified in Mr. Johnson's letters could not be placed before the Executive Council in the comprehensive form in which he puts them. At the same time, it appears to me that, as far as I am concerned, the gravamen of Mr. Johnson's charges narrows down to the following two questions: a. whether or not, in making the statements regarding Mr. Hayllar referred to, I was acting substantially in accordance with His Excellency the Governor's instructions; and be, whether or not, in writing my letter of 5th November to Mr. Johnson and in making the retractations which caused the withdrawal of the case Hayllar v. Eitel from the records of the Supreme Court, I was acting throughout under the orders and with the approval of His Excellency the Governor. Leaving therefore out of question any other bearings which the charges specified in Mr. Johnson's letters may have, I respectfully submit that the above stated two questions affecting
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against " me which does not affect His Excellency the Governor as much as Chan or more 10. myself therefore well understand that the charges specified in der Johnson's batters could not be placed before the Executive Council in the comprehensive form in which he puts them. At the same time. for it appears to me that as narrows I am concerned the gravamen of Mr. Johnson's charges itself down to the following questions two a. whether or not, in making the statements regarding Mr. Hayllar referred to, I was acting substantially in accordance with with His Excellency the Governor's instructions, and be, whether or not, in 168 writing my letter of 5th November to making the Mr. Johnson and in retractations which caused the withdrawal of the case Hayllar v. Eitel from the records of the Supreme Court, I was acting throughout under the orders and with the approval of this Recellency the Governor. Leaving therefore out of other bearings question any which the charges specified in Phr. Johnson's letters may may not have, I respectfully submit that the above stated two questions affecting
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against " me which does not affect His Excellency the Governor as

much as

Chan

or more 10.

myself therefore well understand that

the charges specified in der Johnson's batters could not be placed before the Executive Council in the comprehensive form in which he puts them. At the same time. for

it appears to me that as

narrows

I am concerned the gravamen of Mr. Johnson's charges itself down to the following questions

two

a. whether or not, in making the statements regarding Mr. Hayllar referred to, I was

acting substantially

in accordance

with

with His Excellency the Governor's

instructions, and

be, whether or not, in

168

writing

my

letter of 5th November to

making

the

Mr. Johnson and in

retractations which caused the

withdrawal of the case

Hayllar

v. Eitel from the records of the Supreme Court, I was acting throughout under the orders and with the approval of this Recellency

the Governor.

Leaving therefore out of

other bearings

question any

which

the charges specified in Phr. Johnson's letters

may

may

not have, I respectfully submit that the above stated two questions

affecting

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