CO129-201 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [6] — Page 11

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asserts, by Governor Hennessy, that I concurred in the conclusion of the majority of the Council. Subsequently however to the decision of the Executive Council I found

a

confidential printed paper which

was an enclosure to

to Go

Governor

Hennessy's despatch N.174 of 31st October, 1880. In this paper written by Dr. Eitel he himself lays down that it is as a matter of course out of the question that official Interpreters who are salaried

officers

of the Crown should be allowed to take fees. This document shews

mind that Dr. Eitel

clearly to my must have been fully

aware that

he

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he was doing wrong in taking the fee and if I had seen it before I should probably have voted differently.

in Executive Council.

Dr Eitel refunded the

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money.

He was

informed that the

bounsil had decided not to

suspend him but that I considered that he had been guilty of a very serious official impropriety for which he was censured. He has - since sent in his resignation of - the office of Supervisor of Interpreters and Translator, which resignation. I recommend should be accepted.

I have requested

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the Chief Justice to favour

me

with

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