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would respectfully submit that if the facts are gone into, it
would be found that Sir William Goodman is mistaken, as set out in paragraph 7 of his letter. It was he who sent for me, the Registrar of the Court, and in that capacity, insuited me, in
the presence of professionals including my own subordinate; for-
getting his own position and mine. He asked me to wait in his
Charbers to allow him, as he says, to take a note of what 1
wished to say, but as he had refused to apologise for what i
considered and still consider, had been his improper demeanor
towards myself i left, and he took no notes whatever in my pre-
sence and i deny the correctness of the notes taken by Sir
William Goodman.
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Sir William Goodman did not ask me to
reserve my observations to a more convenient opportunity as
stated in paragraph of his letter. My return to his Chambers
was in reference to his insult, and I was therefore entitled to
seex bim and to seek for that evidence of my treatment which now,
having regard to the erroneous statements in his letter, i am
glad i did.
10.
After leaving the Chief Justice's Chambers
after the 2nd. interview, and his refusal to apologise, I re-
turned to my own Chambers. After office hours I proceeded to the .
Chambers of my learned friend Mr. Pollock, K.C., and 1 may say
at once that it was after going fully into the matter with him,
he having been one of the Counsel present, that l followed his
advice and proceeded the same afternoon to the Chief Justice and
apologised to him for those expression which I used, as stated
in my note accompanying your letter. The first time the apology
was by word of mouth, but as the Chief Justice would not accept
my apology, I wrote bir the letter in question, so that it
might not afterwards be said that I had never apologised. The
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