CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3] — Page 281

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An abrupt turn to obvious distrust has been made with the full cognizance of the Colonial Secretary. Your Excellency has approved this action, and the Secretary of State has approved Your Excellency's action. I submit that it is contrary to all the unwritten but well-understood rules of the service for the Colonial Secretary to stir up difficulties of this nature rather than to endeavour to allay them, and, adopting for the moment Your Excellency's contention, that it was his duty to have given Mr. Seth the advice which Your Excellency has now given him.

On the occasion when I discussed this matter with Your Excellency in the presence of the Colonial Secretary, after a very full exposition of my views, I appealed from the Colonial Secretary to Mr. Kay, and I was satisfied from his attitude that he himself regretted the action he had taken.

I have etc.,

(Sgd.) F. H. Piggott,

Chief Justice.

P.S.

Since this letter was typed the question has again occurred. I have been informed this morning that Mr. Seth is unwell and has been absent from the Registry for some days. This has never been reported to me, the result being that I am kept absolutely in the dark as to what is going on in the Registry. Your Excellency will...

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279 An abrupt turn to obvious distrust has been made with the full cognizance of the Colonial Secretary. Your Excellency has approved this action, and the Secretary of State has approved Your Excellency's action. I submit that it is contrary to all the unwritten but well-understood rules of the service for the Colonial Secretary to stir up difficulties of this nature rather than to endeavour to allay them, and, adopting for the moment Your Excellency's contention, that it was his duty to have given Mr. Seth the advice which Your Excellency has now given him. On the occasion when I discussed this matter with Your Excellency in the presence of the Colonial Secretary, after a very full exposition of my views, I appealed from the Colonial Secretary to Mr. Kay, and I was satisfied from his attitude that he himself regretted the action he had taken. I have etc., (Sgd.) F. H. Piggott, Chief Justice. P.S. Since this letter was typed the question has again occurred. I have been informed this morning that Mr. Seth is unwell and has been absent from the Registry for some days. This has never been reported to me, the result being that I am kept absolutely in the dark as to what is going on in the Registry. Your Excellency will...
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nanburt erit to obvba out endist ed eaen molt anitob

was made with the "ull cognizance of the Colonial Secreta-

08 9*5

-y. Your Excellency has approved this action, and the

1:0

og fee worl

turer da mo at Johto denson

SHOW

Safe ofdienasuk at

vratnofi and to sholato odt

,"fanokrommet no on blue.‘a

03 IN

O RA Te vine eastbox or sabit old webeno!

noutevod

.£.

I-Fofol wit to netrua ert od brayer dAW

15

terrørt tufe ut vacunas?

"

Secretary of State has approved Your Excellency's action. I

submit that it is contrary to all the unwritten but well-

-understood rules of the service for the Colonial Secretary

to stir up difficulties of this nature rather than to

endeavour to all them, and, adopting for the moment Your

Excellency's contention, that it was his duty to have

given lir. Seth the advice which Your Excellency has now

given him. On the occasion when I discussed this matter

with Your Excellency in the presence of the Colorial

Secretary, after a very full exposition of ng views,

den in but mot polaroos utiis no des8

to befotoxo 5.7 centens bolledor oniz

appealed from the Colonial Secretary to Mr. Kay, and I was

satisfied from his attitude that he himself regretted the

* 10% belas ba? I maken zotat

0.4 orin of balfa b

action he had takan.

Iminofel ole he. Ington hat sei cat beron qaite à molt bel

of bog' va tout ba ell fals heterogalh I bus

I hav etc.,

(Sa.) F. 2. Piggott,

Chief Justice.

ob half nd a* Con

P.S.

de east foreigend Aura

nd Yone!fanxt "rof

Since this lecter was typed the question

has again occurred. I have been informed this morning

maifche al moltaufr

det,etit babeouoo Ban

that Mr. Seth is unwell and has been absent from the

Matrba 6.

awele alt &I

Registry for some days. This has never been reported to me,

the result being that I am kept absolutely in the dark as

zak, oa hudumaltul pre ha loiv ev alt col

CAA

to what is going on in the Registry. Your Excellency

vill

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