CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9] — Page 537

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Little experience has Mr. H. Blake & world have to go for the obligations of his high position.

And write to Sir A. Hemming & confidentially that a Despatch has now been received from Mr. Blake which states that he was the Author of the letter in question; that our Chamberlain has referred to Sir H. Blake his complaint of the pavement without intimating that he was committed for libel & that he is of opinion that this matter should now be allowed to drop.

I would not notice Sir A. Hemming's letter which Sir H. Blake encloses in your Desk; the letter is (x)-31815-1000-6-1900 807201-3000-2.01. Lammlers though perhaps not very dignified.

Lt Governor 29/10

533 Jasper, but I do not think that now that it has been brought to notice, we can let Sir A. Hemming's letter to the daily Press go without comment.

He is H.M. representative in Jamaica. It is his lot, like that of the King, to be criticised unfairly & slandered but to be in too dignified a position to be able to reply. Surely a proper sense of duty ought to be instilled into him.

On the whole, I would suggest that we should publish, without referring to Lt Governor's comparatively temperate, though not very wise, letter to the daily Press.

The despatch, & all these letters, will at once exonerate Sir H. Blake, be least deserved are. His obvious course was

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Little experience has Mr. H. Blake & world have to go for the obligations of his high position. And write to Sir A. Hemming & confidentially that a Despatch has now been received from Mr. Blake which states that he was the Author of the letter in question; that our Chamberlain has referred to Sir H. Blake his complaint of the pavement without intimating that he was committed for libel & that he is of opinion that this matter should now be allowed to drop. I would not notice Sir A. Hemming's letter which Sir H. Blake encloses in your Desk; the letter is (x)-31815-1000-6-1900 807201-3000-2.01. Lammlers though perhaps not very dignified. Lt Governor 29/10 533 Jasper, but I do not think that now that it has been brought to notice, we can let Sir A. Hemming's letter to the daily Press go without comment. He is H.M. representative in Jamaica. It is his lot, like that of the King, to be criticised unfairly & slandered but to be in too dignified a position to be able to reply. Surely a proper sense of duty ought to be instilled into him. On the whole, I would suggest that we should publish, without referring to Lt Governor's comparatively temperate, though not very wise, letter to the daily Press. The despatch, & all these letters, will at once exonerate Sir H. Blake, be least deserved are. His obvious course was
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Lammlers Hough Jerhaps not sery dignified.

Li Mommauney

29/10

533

Jasper, but I do not think that.

now that it

to

on

has been brought

notie,

pan ora

We can

Si a Hemming's letter to the daily fleaner.

Ite is I m refresentative in Jamaica. It is his lot, like that of the King, to be criticised unfairly & slandered but to be in too dignified a position to be able to sefly. Surely a porter

sense of into him.

the's

ought

to be instille

АВС 30ort

Au the whole, I would with a surpres

& M Dearom, without referring to toile Remuning's Comparatively comment, Haught though not very wire, letter to the daily fleaves.

The despatch,

an these lives, wil atwese Centure ou fri H. Blake,

be

leat

adeserved are. His oberous course was

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