CO129-259 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [5-8] — Page 519

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514

declared it to be both.

and undesirable,

and

essary

affect myself, I attached no importance

to them

book as

being calculated to

as I had

moreover by your direction stated

the economies which alone were considered

by you to be practicable, it appeared to

me probable that, if I were to preside,

I might in certain quarters be regarded

as

of

the Committee

coming to the work

with a biased and prejudiced mind.

These considerations were doubtless

not present to the Secretary of State when His Lordship suggested that I

might preside.

They

did not constitute

any personal objection

on my part

to presiding - for in so

far

as

they

might be supposed to personally

complicate the question, they seemed

because

those who follow

to me to have

some weight,

Mr Whitehead and

he would be more

likely

to be

satisfied if the Chairman were

a

person who had previously taken no

part in the matter, than

if

he were

one who had previously expressed

decided opinions about it.

The reasons of

related to

my

personal character

incapacitation owing

climatic influences of Hongkong.

As I have stated them in the Memorial

applying for an early transfer to

affect

another

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514 declared it to be both. and undesirable, and essary affect myself, I attached no importance to them book as being calculated to as I had moreover by your direction stated the economies which alone were considered by you to be practicable, it appeared to me probable that, if I were to preside, I might in certain quarters be regarded as of the Committee coming to the work with a biased and prejudiced mind. These considerations were doubtless not present to the Secretary of State when His Lordship suggested that I might preside. They did not constitute any personal objection on my part to presiding - for in so far as they might be supposed to personally complicate the question, they seemed because those who follow to me to have some weight, Mr Whitehead and he would be more likely to be satisfied if the Chairman were a person who had previously taken no part in the matter, than if he were one who had previously expressed decided opinions about it. The reasons of related to my personal character incapacitation owing climatic influences of Hongkong. As I have stated them in the Memorial applying for an early transfer to affect another
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514 declared it to be both. and undesirable, and essary affect myself, I attacked no importance to them book ar being calculated to as I had moreover by your direction stated the economies which alone were considered by you to be practicable, it appeared to me probable that, if I were to preside, I might in certain quarters be regarded Aub of the Committer coming to the work with a brassed and prejudiced mind. These considerations were doubs leas not present to the Secretary of State when His Lordship suggested that I might preside, They did not constitute 75% any personal objection Cor on my part to presiding - for in so far a4 they might be supposed to personally complicate the question, they seemed because those who follow to me to have some weight, Mr Whitehead and him would be more likely to be satisfied by if the Chairman were đ person who had previously taken no part in the matter, than if he were who had previously expressed. decided opinions about it. The reasons of related to to the my a personal character incapacitation owing climatic influences of Itongkong. As I have stated them in the Memorial early transfer to applying for an e affect another
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514

declared it to be both.

and undesirable,

and

essary

affect myself, I attacked no importance

to them

book ar

being calculated to

as I had

moreover by your direction stated

the economies which alone were considered

by you to be practicable, it appeared to

me probable that, if I were to preside,

I might in certain quarters be regarded

Aub

of

the Committer

coming to the work

with a brassed and prejudiced mind.

These considerations were doubs leas

not present to the Secretary of State when His Lordship suggested that I

might preside,

They

did not constitute

75%

any personal objection

Cor

on my part

to presiding - for in so

far

a4

they

might be supposed to personally

complicate the question, they seemed

because

those who follow

to me to have

some weight,

Mr Whitehead and

him would be more

likely

to be

satisfied by if the Chairman were

đ

person who had previously taken no

part in the matter, than

if

he were

who had previously expressed.

decided opinions about it.

The reasons of

related to

to the

my

a

personal character

incapacitation owing

climatic influences of Itongkong.

As I have stated them in the Memorial

early transfer to

applying for an

e

affect

another

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