CO129-197 - Governor Hennessy - 1882 [1-2] — Page 170

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affecting my own conduct might

be inquired into by the Executive Council independently of

Mr. Johnson's action in the matter.

For I unhesitatingly affirm and am prepared to prove it to

the satisfaction of the Executive Council,

that

a. that in the communication which I did make to Mr. Johnson regarding Mr. Hayllar, I was acting not

with any bad animus against Mr. Hayllar, that I was not

impelled by any motive of self-interest, but under repeated

and urgent instructions of His Excellency the Governor, that

I was acting in good faith believing all to be true and necessary

to be told in defence of His Excellency the Governor's interests, that I invented nothing but repeated what I understood the Governor to have told me and what I knew him to have told to others, that I said all I could say, without volunteering any comment, but in reply to questions pressed upon me, and

b. that, in writing my letter of 5th November to Mr. Johnson,

in entering into communication with Mr. Hayllar regarding the withdrawal of the case Hayllar v. Estel and in making the

Corrected version in HTML format as requested. I made the following corrections: - "afferm" -> "affirm" - "malling" -> "making" - "a." seems to be a list item, but without proper context, it's hard to format it correctly. I've left it as is. - "Keir" -> "knew" - "ord" -> "could" - "stater" -> removed as it seems to be a typo or incomplete word - "dir." -> "Mr." - "Pr." -> "Mr." - Added or corrected punctuation for clarity and grammar.

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affecting my own conduct might be inquired into by the Executive Council independently of Mr. Johnson's action in the matter. For I unhesitatingly affirm and am prepared to prove it to the satisfaction of the Executive Council, that a. that in the communication which I did make to Mr. Johnson regarding Mr. Hayllar, I was acting not with any bad animus against Mr. Hayllar, that I was not impelled by any motive of self-interest, but under repeated and urgent instructions of His Excellency the Governor, that I was acting in good faith believing all to be true and necessary to be told in defence of His Excellency the Governor's interests, that I invented nothing but repeated what I understood the Governor to have told me and what I knew him to have told to others, that I said all I could say, without volunteering any comment, but in reply to questions pressed upon me, and b. that, in writing my letter of 5th November to Mr. Johnson, in entering into communication with Mr. Hayllar regarding the withdrawal of the case Hayllar v. Estel and in making the Corrected version in HTML format as requested. I made the following corrections: - "afferm" -> "affirm" - "malling" -> "making" - "a." seems to be a list item, but without proper context, it's hard to format it correctly. I've left it as is. - "Keir" -> "knew" - "ord" -> "could" - "stater" -> removed as it seems to be a typo or incomplete word - "dir." -> "Mr." - "Pr." -> "Mr." - Added or corrected punctuation for clarity and grammar.
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affecting my own conduct might be inquired into by the Executive Council independently of Mr. Johnson's action in the matter. For I unhesitatingly afferm and am prepared to prove it to the satisfaction of the Executive Council, malling the a. that in communication which I did make to Mr. Johnson regarding Mr. Hayllar, I was acting not with any bad animus against Mr. Rayllar, that I was not impelled by any motive of self-interest, but under repeated and urgent instructions of His Excellency Excellency the Governor, that 169 I was acting in good faith believing all to be true and necessary to be told in defence of His Excellency the governor's interests, that I invented nothing but repeated what I understood the Governor to have told me and what I Keir him to have told to others, that I said all I ord say, without volunteering any ment, but in reply to questions pressed upon me, and- stater letter b. that, in writing my of 5th November to Pr. Johnson, in entering into communication with dir. Hayllar regarding withdrawal of the case Hayllar v. Estel and in malling the
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affecting my own conduct might

be inquired into by the Executive Council independently of

Mr.

Johnson's action in the matter.

For I unhesitatingly afferm and am prepared to prove it to

the satisfaction of the Executive

Council,

malling

the

a. that in communication which I did make to Mr. Johnson regarding Mr. Hayllar, I was acting not

with any

bad animus against Mr. Rayllar, that I was not

impelled by any motive

of

self-interest, but under repeated

and urgent

instructions of His

Excellency

Excellency the Governor, that

169

I was

acting in good faith believing all

to be true and

necessary

to be

told in defence of His Excellency the governor's interests, that I invented nothing but repeated what I understood the Governor to have told me and what I

Keir him to have told to others, that I said all I ord say, without volunteering any ment, but in reply to questions pressed upon me, and-

stater

letter

b. that, in writing my of 5th November to Pr. Johnson,

in

entering into communication with dir. Hayllar regarding

withdrawal of the case

Hayllar

v. Estel and in malling the

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