CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8] — Page 19

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in contradiction to the Colonial Secretary's assertion in his letter of the 11th inst) on the Alves defalcations. The recklessness of this charge, unsupported as it is by fact, will induce your Excellency to hesitate before entrusting the summing up of any case to the hands of the Colonial Secretary, and to the confidence in your Excellency's love of justice, I have too great confidence.

I have too great confidence in your Excellency's love of justice to believe that your Excellency is unwilling to hear both sides of the question submitted for your Excellency's decision, and I would venture to request that, before reporting to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Your Excellency would kindly ascertain the views of the gentlemen I have referred to as to the extent of my culpability. If, after hearing them, Your Excellency decides to support the views of the Colonial Secretary, I shall, of course, be obliged to tender my resignation to the Secretary of State.

I venture to excuse the somewhat unusual course of addressing your Excellency directly on the ground that, as the Colonial Secretary has committed himself to a wholesale denunciation of my conduct as Treasurer, I know not whether any report submitted by me in the ordinary way would probably be accompanied...

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in contradiction to the Colonial Secretary's assertion in his letter of the 11th inst) on the Alves defalcations. The recklessness of this charge, unsupported as it is by fact, will induce your Excellency to hesitate before entrusting the summing up of any case to the hands of the Colonial Secretary, and to the confidence in your Excellency's love of justice, I have too great confidence. I have too great confidence in your Excellency's love of justice to believe that your Excellency is unwilling to hear both sides of the question submitted for your Excellency's decision, and I would venture to request that, before reporting to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Your Excellency would kindly ascertain the views of the gentlemen I have referred to as to the extent of my culpability. If, after hearing them, Your Excellency decides to support the views of the Colonial Secretary, I shall, of course, be obliged to tender my resignation to the Secretary of State. I venture to excuse the somewhat unusual course of addressing your Excellency directly on the ground that, as the Colonial Secretary has committed himself to a wholesale denunciation of my conduct as Treasurer, I know not whether any report submitted by me in the ordinary way would probably be accompanied...
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16 contradiction to the Colonial Secretary's arrention in his letter of the 11th inst) on the Alves defalcations. The recklessness of this charge unsupported as it is by fact, will induce your xcellency to hesitate before entrusting the summing up of any case hands of the Colonial Secretary, to the confidence in your I have too great confiden. Excellency's low of justice to believe that your Execellency is unwilling to any argument hear both bides of the questom submitted for your Excellency's decision, and I would venture to request that, before. reporting to the Secretary of the State for the Colonies. Your Excellency would Kindly kindly ascertain the views of the gentlemen, I have referred to as to the extent of my culpability. If, after hearing them. Your Excellency decides to support the views of the Colonial Secretary, I shall, of course, be obliged To lender my resignation to the Secretary of State. Iventure to excuse the somewhat unusual course of addressing your Excellency driect on the ground that, as the Colonial Secretary has committed himself to a wholesale denunciation of my conduct as Treasurer avky know not, J any report subini'tbed by me in the ordinary way would probably be accoma panied
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contradiction to the Colonial Secretary's

arrention in his letter of the 11th inst)

on

the Alves defalcations. The

recklessness of this charge unsupported

as it is by fact, will induce your

xcellency to hesitate before entrusting

the summing up of any case

hands of the Colonial Secretary,

to the

confidence in your

I have too great confiden.

Excellency's low of justice to believe

that your Execellency is unwilling to

any argument hear both bides of the questom submitted

for your Excellency's decision, and I

would venture to request that, before.

reporting to the Secretary of the State for the Colonies. Your Excellency would

Kindly

kindly

ascertain the views of the

gentlemen, I have referred to as to the

extent of my culpability. If, after

hearing them. Your Excellency decides

to support the views of the Colonial

Secretary, I shall, of course, be obliged

To lender my resignation to the Secretary

of State.

Iventure to excuse the somewhat

unusual course of addressing your

Excellency driect on the ground that,

as the Colonial Secretary has committed

himself to a wholesale denunciation

of my

conduct as Treasurer

avky

know not,

J

any report subini'tbed by

me in the ordinary way would probably

be accoma

panied

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