CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3] — Page 236

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Vacation was made in order to ascertain how the proposals would affect the business community, and was a natural and proper reference which is not in my view susceptible of the interpretation placed upon it by the Chief Justice and it would moreover naturally precede any discussion with His Honour. Sir F. Piggott charges the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce with an unwarrantable and "indecorous" attitude which brought discredit on the Bench. I have no doubt that the Honourable Mr. E. A. Hewett would have much to say in reply to this accusation, but I have not considered it necessary to generate further friction by referring to him.

4. In paragraphs 3 and 4 His Honour calls in question my own action in not having at once reported to Your Lordship the irregularity he had committed in making an undignified communication to the Local Press on a matter connected with the Public Service. Your Lordship may consider that the Chief Justice is correct, and that I was wrong in at first over-looking his action, and only expressing my view regarding it when the letter to the Press was alluded to in correspondence transmitted to Your Lordship. I was in fact endeavouring to remove causes of friction and to promote

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234 Vacation was made in order to ascertain how the proposals would affect the business community, and was a natural and proper reference which is not in my view susceptible of the interpretation placed upon it by the Chief Justice and it would moreover naturally precede any discussion with His Honour. Sir F. Piggott charges the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce with an unwarrantable and "indecorous" attitude which brought discredit on the Bench. I have no doubt that the Honourable Mr. E. A. Hewett would have much to say in reply to this accusation, but I have not considered it necessary to generate further friction by referring to him. 4. In paragraphs 3 and 4 His Honour calls in question my own action in not having at once reported to Your Lordship the irregularity he had committed in making an undignified communication to the Local Press on a matter connected with the Public Service. Your Lordship may consider that the Chief Justice is correct, and that I was wrong in at first over-looking his action, and only expressing my view regarding it when the letter to the Press was alluded to in correspondence transmitted to Your Lordship. I was in fact endeavouring to remove causes of friction and to promote

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234 Vacation was made in order to ascertain how the proposals would affect the business community, and was a natural and proper reference which is not in my view susceptible of the interpretation placed upon it by the Chief Justice and it would moreover naturally precede any discussion with His Honour. Sir F. Piggott charges the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce with an unwarrantable and "indecorous" attitude which brought discredit on the Bench. I have no doubt that the Honourable Mr. E. A. Hewett would have much to say in reply to this accusation, but I have not con- -sidered it necessary to generate further friction by referring to him. 4. In paragraphs 3 and 4 His Honour calls in question my own action.in not having at once reported to Your Lordship the irregularity he had committ- -ed in making an undignified communication to the Local Press on a matter connected with the Public Service. Your Lordship may consider that the Chief Justice is correct, and that I was wrong in at first over-looking his action, and only expressing my view regarding it when the letter to the Press was alluded to ir correspondence transmitted to Your Lordship. I was in fact endeavouring to remove causes of friction and to promote

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Vacation was made in order to ascertain how the proposals

would affect the business community, and was a natural and

proper reference which is not in my view susceptible of

the interpretation placed upon it by the Chief Justice

and it would moreover naturally precede any discussion with

His Honour. Sir F. Piggott charges the Chairman of the

Chamber of Commerce with an unwarrantable and "indecorous"

attitude which brought discredit on the Bench. I have no

doubt that the Honourable Mr. E. A. Hewett would have much

to say in reply to this accusation, but I have not con-

-sidered it necessary to generate further friction by

referring to him.

In paragraphs 3 and 4 His Honour

calls in question my own action.in not having at once

reported to Your Lordship the irregularity he had committ-

-ed in making an undignified communication to the Local

Press on a matter connected with the Public Service.

Your Lordship may consider that

the Chief Justice is correct, and that I was wrong in at

first over-looking his action, and only expressing my view

regarding it when the letter to the Press was alluded to

ir correspondence transmitted to Your Lordship. I was in

fact endeavouring to remove causes of friction and to

promote

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