CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12] — Page 363

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thew.

and I was

informed that His Excellency the Governor had

written to request Your Lordship

to correct the error in the Published

Report,

and further,

that His Excellency

did not consider the

statement was a reflection

on my

Department.

But

My Lord, I would

earnestly point out that this base

charge

had been made public

and had gone forth

to all who

now or at any future time read the Report of

the

Retrenchment Commission,

and

therefore while thanking His Excellency the Governor for having corrected any wrong impression which Your Lordship might have formed as to the honesty of the officers

This is not accurate

Letter from Officers of my Department to

Acting Colonial Secretary, 13th November 1894 Enclosure

Department, I begged that steps might be taken to remove any

such impression from the Public

To this request

I was informed by Letter from Acting Colonial Secretary

to Harbour Master, 16th November 1894. Enclosure

however I

was informed by the Honourable

Acting Colonial Secretary that:

His Excellency the Governor does

not consider it necessary,

to take any further action

and it is with reluctance that I am

obliged

to take the extreme course of

appealing to Your Lordship

against this last decision

of

the Governor

my superior officer, of the Colony,

and I trust that

my previous record in Her Majesty's Service, both Imperial

and Colonial, will be accepted

by Your Lordship as sufficient

Guarantee

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358 thew. and I was informed that His Excellency the Governor had written to request Your Lordship to correct the error in the Published Report, and further, that His Excellency did not consider the statement was a reflection on my Department. But My Lord, I would earnestly point out that this base charge had been made public and had gone forth to all who now or at any future time read the Report of the Retrenchment Commission, and therefore while thanking His Excellency the Governor for having corrected any wrong impression which Your Lordship might have formed as to the honesty of the officers This is not accurate Letter from Officers of my Department to Acting Colonial Secretary, 13th November 1894 Enclosure Department, I begged that steps might be taken to remove any such impression from the Public To this request I was informed by Letter from Acting Colonial Secretary to Harbour Master, 16th November 1894. Enclosure however I was informed by the Honourable Acting Colonial Secretary that: His Excellency the Governor does not consider it necessary, to take any further action and it is with reluctance that I am obliged to take the extreme course of appealing to Your Lordship against this last decision of the Governor my superior officer, of the Colony, and I trust that my previous record in Her Majesty's Service, both Imperial and Colonial, will be accepted by Your Lordship as sufficient Guarantee
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358 thew. and I was informed that This Excellency the Governor had = Lecter framr Acting Colonial Secretary) to Harbour Maili 35th October 1894. Enclosure written to request Your Lordship onctorum no. 6 to correct the error in the Published did not consider the ow Report, and further, that dis Excellency statement was a reflection mny Department. But My Lord, I would earnestly point out that this base charge had been made public and had gone forth might to all who now or at any future time read the Report of the Retrenchment Commission, and ahiio therefore while thanking Excellency the Governor for having Corrected any wrong impression which Your Lordship might have formed as to the honesty of the officers This is not accura Jur A $ Letter from Officers of my. Harbour Machis to Acting Colornal Senting for the reasons 13th November 1894 Enclosure Yor, J Letter Department, I begged given, that steps: might be taken to remove any such impression from the Public To this request informed by from Acting Acting Colonial Secretary to Harbour Mashi 16 the November 1894. Enclosure Ur & however I aw the Honourable ר Acting Colonial Secretary that: Excellency Dis not consider necessary, the Governor does any further action and it is with reluctance that I am obliged to lake the extreme course of -appealing to Your Lordship of ... -against this last decision the Governor my superior officer, of the Colony, and I trust that' my previous record in Her Majesty's Service, both Imperial and Colomal, will be accepted by Your Lordship as sufficient -Guarantee
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thew.

and I was

informed that This

Excellency the Governor had =

Lecter framr Acting Colonial Secretary)

to Harbour Maili 35th October 1894. Enclosure

written to request Your Lordship onctorum no. 6

to correct the error in the Published

did not consider the

ow

Report,

and further,

that dis

Excellency

statement was a reflection

mny

Department.

But

My Lord, I would

earnestly point out that this base

charge

had been made public

and had gone forth

might

to all who

now or at any future time read the Report of

the

Retrenchment Commission,

and

ahiio

therefore while thanking Excellency the Governor for having Corrected any wrong impression which Your Lordship might have formed as to the honesty of the officers

This is not accura

Jur

A

$

Letter from Officers of my.

Harbour Machis to

Acting Colornal Senting for the reasons

13th November 1894 Enclosure Yor, J

Letter

Department, I begged

given, that steps: might be taken to remove any

such impression from the Public

To this

request

informed by from Acting

Acting Colonial Secretary

to Harbour Mashi 16 the November 1894. Enclosure Ur &

however I

aw

the Honourable

ר

Acting Colonial Secretary that:

Excellency

Dis

not consider

necessary,

the Governor does

any further action

and it is with reluctance that I am

obliged

to lake the extreme course of

-appealing to Your Lordship

of

...

-against this last decision

the Governor

my superior officer, of the Colony,

and I trust that'

my previous record in Her Majesty's Service, both Imperial

and Colomal, will be accepted

by Your Lordship as sufficient

-Guarantee

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