CO129-252 - Acting Governor Barker & Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1891 [12] — Page 302

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Wills anticipated the action

which was about to be -

taken thereon, by a letter

copy of which I enclose, together with

copy of

the

reply from the

Acting

Colonial Secretary.

2.

I find that 3 weeks

having elapsed without any reply to the latter letter, General Barker directed that the Crown Solicitor should be instructed to institute-

legal proseedings against Mr

Wills

Enel: 1

3rd Nov. 1891.

Concl. 2 7th Nov.197

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recovery of the

Wills for the cost of Mr. Wills' passage

to

the Colony

3.

appears

The Crown Dolicitor to have raised legal

difficulties of proof as to

who should sue in an

action against Mr Wills, and the Asting Attorney General having been consulted advised

that in his

opinion it.

desirable that the matter

should be settled in

was

England. Ienclose copy of a

minute

i

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