CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11] — Page 180

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Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 17th. October, 1908.

Sir,

1 ar directed by the Governor to acknow-

ledge the receipt of your answer to the Report of the Commis-

sion appointed to enquire into the general work of the Registry

of the Supreme Court.

You complain in several passages of your

answer that you have had no opportunity of cross-examining the

witnesses who gave evidence before the Commission.

The Commission was one to enquire into

the general working of the office and such an enquiry necessari-

ly involved enquiry into the action of the head of the Depart-

ment.

While no charges were or are preferred

against you the evidence does in many places directly and

adversely affect you, and though you cannot be placed in the position of a defendant before the Commission His Excellency

directs that if you desire it you should have an opportunity

of asking through the Commissioners any questions that you

desire to have put to the witnesses upon matters affecting you.

For this purpose the Commission will be

re-opened and I am to enquire which of the witnesses,

if any,

you dsire should be summoned before it to be questioned in the

manner indicated.

. . Norton Kyshe, sq.

1 have etc.,

(sd.) E. 6. May,

Colonial Secratary.

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