CO129-197 - Governor Hennessy - 1882 [1-2] — Page 503

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rendering

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him unfit, if the accusation

on Enquiry should be sustained, to dischargs the duties of the posts he holds,

as well as Endeavoured, in my place in bouncil, to protest against The action of His Excellency and his private Secretary in having forced

upon members of Council a connection with scandalous stores, with which they had

possible concern, impuri- ous to the reputation of private per-

acknowledged to be

Ko

sons, and nore

untrue.

His Excellency, so far from availing himself of the opportunity, thus afforded him, of giving to the kouncil and to the leotomy an explan- cither of these two subjects, has taken advantage of his position, President of the bouncil, to prohibit

ation

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frin an

initiatory discussion or

as

representation of them, on the ground

of an alleged irregularity

in a

point

of order, a fact which will make it incumbent upon him to

Lordship his rea-

fast which will no doubt

sxplain to

sons

for

your

a conse

of action, admit-

ting of so much unfavourable

com.

struction