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into the matter

further enquiry

directed by Your Lordship, has discloved the fact that, a state-

-went

nearly

identical with that

adtributed to him by the Chairman of the

the Retrenchment Commission

was made

Mr Thomson, and

by further, chat, for

more than a

year before it came to

my

know.

- ledge, confidenceo had been ex-

- Changed

The

with Chinese in which

honesty of my

Department had

been impugned, and that these

-imputations had been repeated by

Mr. Thomson before

Committee of

a Mixed

which he was a +

-member, but which did not afford

me an

opportunity of refuting them.

With respectful apology

for having occupied Your Lordship's

lime I leave the matter now in Your Lordship's hands, earnestly hoping that, the exceptional course adopted by me in the matter may be considered by Your Lordship. justified by the serious nature of

the wrong the change,

and the

re by the acceptance

of such an.

done

in secret

of chishonesty

against my department and thas indirectly against myself.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord, Your Lordship's

most

obedient humble servant

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