CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8] — Page 25

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I have officially no position in the matter and my opinion, except those expressed by you.

I advised him to consult, as Sturmt... or express... in paragraph 8... his letter is in correlation with... in fact, the bearings of his care really were...

As regards what he said of my reference to Bankers, what passed between us was this. He said that he had no responsibility for safeguarding and I am unable to understand what he means by the words, "I now learn from you that..." in an unofficial communication I have had with Mr Mitchell Innes on the subject, after an interview which I had with him before his defence was sent in, and very shortly after the official letter was sent to him - (none has been sent since)—.

I thought well, out of kindness, to make sure that he understood what the bearings of Government receipts were, and I therefore advised him in a friendly way to consult any banking friend he might have confidence in, before committing himself to that position in his defence, for I thought that he would find that any... would help him that a Bank official in fiduciary charge of Bank money was bound to exercise due precautions to prevent its being stolen.

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I have officially no position in the matter and my opinion, except those expressed by you. I advised him to consult, as Sturmt... or express... in paragraph 8... his letter is in correlation with... in fact, the bearings of his care really were... As regards what he said of my reference to Bankers, what passed between us was this. He said that he had no responsibility for safeguarding and I am unable to understand what he means by the words, "I now learn from you that..." in an unofficial communication I have had with Mr Mitchell Innes on the subject, after an interview which I had with him before his defence was sent in, and very shortly after the official letter was sent to him - (none has been sent since)—. I thought well, out of kindness, to make sure that he understood what the bearings of Government receipts were, and I therefore advised him in a friendly way to consult any banking friend he might have confidence in, before committing himself to that position in his defence, for I thought that he would find that any... would help him that a Bank official in fiduciary charge of Bank money was bound to exercise due precautions to prevent its being stolen. Page 22 3 cannot...
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I have officially no position in the

maller

and mo

opinion, except those

that

you.

dviect ane to

as Sturmt

C

or espress.

op ara

graph 8

»[

hi's letter is

in corre el~

in fact,

22

bearings of his care really were

*

lis

regards what he said of my referen el

to Bankers, what parsed between is

was this.

The said that he had no

responsibility for safeguarding

and I am unable to understand

what he means by the words," Inow

leann

from you

unofficial communicakon

I have had mo

WhalouÉA

fwith Mr Mitchell Innes on the subject,

ine sift that ab an

interview which I

had with him before his defence was

sentin, and very shortly after the

official of the 11" "inst was sent to him

- (none has been sent since)—.

I thought well, out of kindness, to make

that he understood what the

bearings

Government receipts,

and I theref

Out

friendly way

暑

adv red him in a

Consult

any

banking friend he

might have confidence in, before

committing himself to that position

in his defence, for that I thought

that he would find that any

would hell him that a Banke official

in

Ban kir

fiduciary charge of Bank money

was bound

exercise duce precautions

to prevent its being

slolem.

3

connot

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