CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11] — Page 87

COPY.

No.3.

Supreme Court,

Hongkong, July 18th., 1908.

84

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"Annexure A.

Sir,

in reply to your letter dated July 18th.,

received by me at my private residence in the afternoon of

Sunday 12th. instant, and your letter C.8.0. 5595/1903 of the

16th. instant, I have the honour in compliance with His Excel-

lency the Governor's request to furnish you with an explanation of the staterents contained in the accompanying letter addressed by His Honour the Chief Justice to His Excellency.

2.

i propose to answer these statements

seriatim and in the order in which they are brought forward in Bis Honour the Chief Justice's letter, although I would most respectfully submit that it is somewhat unusual to request an officer for an explanation of his conduct, except in answer to specific charges of misconduct. While concluding the taxation

of a bill of costs on the 7th. instant in an important matter wherein two of the Solicitors were engaged before re, i received

from the Chief Justice, a note requesting me to appear before

him in Chambers.

The Honourable

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So soon as the Solicitors (Messrs. Brutton

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and Hastings) who had been engaged before me had left my Chambers, I immediately waited upon the Chief Justice when I saw

he was engaged upon ordinary work in Charbers, with the follow-

ing professionals before him, viz:- Messrs. Follock, K.C., and

Slade, Barristers-at-law, and Messrs. Deacon, junior, and

Beavis, Solicitors, and Mr. Arathcon Seth, my Deputy and re- -presentative

The Colonial Secretary.