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and is marked "C",

In this connection Your Petitioner would remark that he

was unable to call Mr. Pulford as a witness at the said

Inquiry, owing to the fact that Mr. Pulford was then absent

from the Golony.

Your Petitioner would respectfully urge that with regard

to charge (b) made against Your Petitioner, Your Petitioner's

Answer constitutes a full explanation in regard to the non-

payment of the sum alluded to in the charge in question.

Your Petitioner would respectfully submit that with

regard to all the charges and especially with regard to the

charges (c) (a) and (e) made against Your Petitioner the

letters of the Master Mariners hereunto annexed and marked

"D" coupled with the Petition from the Master Mariners here-

unto annexed and marked "E" should outweigh the evidence

given in support of the charges in question especially having

regard to the vague nature of such charges.

Your Petitioner would respectfully call Your Lordship's

attention to the Copy of Your Petitioner's Testimonials which

has been officially certified by the Portuguese Consul General

for Hong Kong and which is hereunto annexed and is marked "F"

Your Petitioner would further respectfully urge for Your

Lordship's consideration that the length of Your Petitioner's

tenure of his late office and the long duration of Your

Petitioner's services under the Government of Hong Kong (supported as they are by the unanimous opinion of the Master

Mariners to the effect that Your Petitioner has not been guilty of the charges alleged against him) should be accepted

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