CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8] — Page 100

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General being made aware of this, called the attention of the Government to the irregularity of the Magistrate's action, and submitted that he should resume the hearing of the case at once.

7. Mr. Wodehouse then deprecated what he called a somewhat unconstitutional interference with his discretionary powers as the Magistrate conducting the case, and intimated that it would be necessary for him to read in Court the correspondence which had led to his deprivation of the ordinary discretionary power vested in him.

8. The position of affairs was considered in Executive Council, and a letter was forwarded to Mr. Wodehouse, in which he was informed that his letter contained a reflection on the Government which nothing in it could justify.

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16 96 7 General being made aware of this, called the attention of the Government to the irregularity of the Magistrate's action, and submitted that he should resume the hearing of the case at once. 7. Mr. Wodehouse then deprecated what he called a somewhat unconstitutional interference with his discretionary powers as the Magistrate conducting the case, and intimated that it would be necessary for him to read in Court the correspondence which had led to his deprivation of the ordinary discretionary power vested in him. 8. The position of affairs was considered in Executive Council, and a letter was forwarded to Mr. Wodehouse, in which he was informed that his letter contained a reflection on the Government which nothing in it could justify.
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16 96 7 General being made aware of this, called the attention of the Government to the imregularity of the Magistrate's action, and submitted that he should resume the hearing of the ease at once. 7. Mr. Wodehouse then deprecated what he called deprecated a somewhat unconstitutional interference with his as the discretionary powers Magistrate conducting the case, and intimated that it would be necessary for him to read in Court the correspondence which had led to his deprivation of the ordinary discretionary, power vested in him. 8. The position of affairs was considered in Executive Council, and a letter was forwarded to Mr. Wodehouse, in which he Avas informed that his letter contained a reflexion- on the Government which nothing it could
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16

96

7

General being made aware of this, called the attention of the Government to the imregularity of the Magistrate's

action, and submitted that he should resume

the

hearing of the ease at once.

7.

Mr. Wodehouse then

deprecated what he called

deprecated

a somewhat unconstitutional interference with his

as the

discretionary powers Magistrate conducting the

case, and intimated that

it would be necessary for him to read in Court the correspondence which had led to his deprivation of the ordinary discretionary, power

vested in him.

8.

The position of

affairs

was considered in

Executive Council, and a

letter was

forwarded to

Mr. Wodehouse, in which he

Avas

informed that his letter contained a reflexion- on the Government which nothing

it

could

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