CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3] — Page 364

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diplomatic functions.

Clearly the letter of request with notice of writ should have been sent not to the Consul General but to the Governor, for transmission through the ordinary diplomatic channel.

Possibly Piggott's feud with the Governor had something to do with his ignoring him in this matter, but he also confesses at the end of his letter of 10th March that sending the documents through the Executive was the right course, and as he is good enough to say that he has not the slightest objection to this course, I should tell him that he had better take it in similar cases in future.

J.S.R.

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Page 361 diplomatic functions. Clearly the letter of request with notice of writ should have been sent not to the Consul General but to the Governor, for transmission through the ordinary diplomatic channel. Possibly Piggott's feud with the Governor had something to do with his ignoring him in this matter, but he also confesses at the end of his letter of 10th March that sending the documents through the Executive was the right course, and as he is good enough to say that he has not the slightest objection to this course, I should tell him that he had better take it in similar cases in future. J.S.R.
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diplomatic functions.

Clearly the letter of request with notice

of writ should have been sent not to the Consul

General but to the Governor, for transmission through

the ordinary diplomatic channel.

Possibly Piggott's feud with the Governor had

something to do with his ignoring him in this matter,

but he also confesses at the end of his letter of

10th March that sending the documents through the Executive was the right course, and as he is good

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enough to say that he has not the slightest objection

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to this course, I shoula tell him that he had better

take it in similar cases in future.

J.S.R.

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