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explanations have been accepted". I have only once seen Mr. Seth in connexion with this matter, and that was about a year ago, when the question of the Registry was first initiated.

Your Honour requests that the first five paragraphs of your letter under reply shall be communicated to Mr. Seth. In these paragraphs you find fault with my own action, you censure Mr. Seth and you finally accuse him of falsehood as a "side issue" - all with reference to a matter which at the present moment is at Your Honour's own request under the consideration of the Secretary of State. It is not in my view fitting that the Governor should be made the intermediary of such a communication in such circumstances. In those matters in respect of which the Registrar of the Supreme Court is subordinate to the Chief Justice it is within Your Honour's discretion to express to him whatever views you desire, and as regards matters outside the supervision of the Chief Justice it is for me if necessity arises to express censure.

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I must add that I cannot subscribe to your view that because you "as Chief Justice of this Colony" have made a statement to me another officer of unblemished character has made a contrary statement, there can be no question of difference of memory, or of misunderstanding, and I must accept it as beyond doubt that the latter officer is guilty of deliberate

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4. explanations have been accepted". I have only once seen Mr. Seth in connexion with this matter, and that was about a year ago, when the question of the Registry was first initiated. Your Honour requests that the first five paragraphs of your letter under reply shall be communicated to Mr. Seth. In these paragraphs you find fault with my own action, you censure Mr. Seth and you finally accuse him of falsehood as a "side issue" - all with reference to a matter which at the present moment is at Your Honour's own request under the consideration of the Secretary of State. It is not in my view fitting that the Governor should be made the intermediary of such a communication in such circumstances. In those matters in respect of which the Registrar of the Supreme Court is subordinate to the Chief Justice it is within Your Honour's discretion to express to him whatever views you desire, and as regards matters outside the supervision of the Chief Justice it is for me if necessity arises to express censure. 5. I must add that I cannot subscribe to your view that because you "as Chief Justice of this Colony" have made a statement to me another officer of unblemished character has made a contrary statement, there can be no question of difference of memory, or of misunderstanding, and I must accept it as beyond doubt that the latter officer is guilty of deliberate
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,IX

.Y I O

33

avok neĽUT18VOD

‚2095 „dorak .ɗtes (gnoxynoH

Tasar

TAJJAL TUOy agbelwondos of wonor art evaŃ I

at ronok woy tart batt or doim vzev terger I

.978b Bhit to

y al benlacnoo awmiy va to nuttensiqxa odd did?w belteltanelb

asid of "ylarizna rumah" now tærit has .Nedl forst to retai

al moitos to eetuos aid .andet avad I fortw noitos to sarvoo

Axet of fabuster a" at galtalanos na ono o vd bedtroceb

{A+62 .1[} 1eal?to add dæit ovatíed tonnso I sensosd egate vIIS

**Atırt edt nuixaeqe con al

hlvora sonabnoqɛarton erit tart bertasb mo

.S

Sono JA Esw alde bra #3637 to VTAJerosë ars of bastimenant ed

erit ¿geons of benifash twoпof to¥ viger atd to tqtoo97 00

.enob

aad angebuOqBHTY00 Wan s bus,nolaloeb alatsin to visade 70 OP

bajðinanand svar I. (decupar a'zoпoli tuoy da alega) dołów neaizs

anw #1 dołdw geta vino sit aaw alm .adat? to visteros2 art of

aid of Tadjem Bild gairratar yd bus ‚exað oð em rot asqo ttsi

.abner to duo nexst need asd Innoqalb ati state to visdemo82

naɔ woy as ist 08" tent atreras Mono” wor

analqxe egodw diet .*M dołw awolyrotni Istoved bad evad I toitsa

anott-

explanations have been accepted". I have only once seen Mr.

4.

Seth in connexion with this matter, and that was about a year

ago, when the question of the Registry was first initiated.

Your Honour requests that the first five

paragraphs of your letter under reply shall be cormmunicated to Mr. Seth. In these paragraphs you find fault with my own action,

you censure Mr. Seth and you finally accuse him of falsehood as

a "side issue" - all with reference to a matter which at the

present moment is at Your Honour's own request under the con-

-sideration of the Secretary of State. It is not in my view

fitting that the Governor should be made the intermediary of

such a communication in such circumstances. In those matters

in respect of which the Registrar of the Supreme Court is

subordinate to the Chief Justice it is within Your Honour's

discretion to express to him whatever views you desire, and as

regards matters outside the supervision of the Chief Justice it

is for me if necessity arises to express censure.

5.

I must add that I cannot subscribe to your

view that because you "as Chief Justice of this Colony" have

made a statement to me another officer of unblemished character

ejano

has made a contrary statement, there can be no question of

difference of memory, or of misunderstanding, and I must accept

it as beyond doubt that the latter officer is guilty of

deliberate

T

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