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ter's errors, some repeated what I already knew; in two instances one,

alleged error was turned into two, and five were expressions of opini-

on which were of no value whatever. At the utmost 3 or 4 unly were le-

gitimate criticisms. The animus with which the list had been drawn up

was manifest: to make it as long as possible in order to carry out the

sarcasm of the heading.

Annexed to Mr Severn's letter was also a meno, from the Treasurer con-

taining some criticisms, most of which were erroneous. As to the let-

ter itself the hostile spirit which actuated it was manifested by the

piling up one on top of the other the errors which I knew of and those

which had been alleged but not inquired into. Further it laid to my

charge the mistake of omitting the Railways Loan Ordinance which was

omitted on the authority of Government itself. But piled together in

this reckless way it made a famous list on which to frame the indict-

ment of inaccuracy. But apart from this the letter was wanting in the

most elementary courtesy. There was no occasion to play Bombastes; on

the contrary, having in view the position of the author and the cir-

cumstances in which the work had been done, and the magnitude of it,

it was essentially a case in which the greatest consideration ought to

have been shown. The mistakes were regrettable; no one regretted them

more than I, as I had shewn by withdrawing the Volumes in order that

they might be corrected. The course which courtesy and gentlemanly, feel-

ing demanded was, not to jump into the breach and brandish a wooden

sword, but to point out that it was impossible for the Council to ap-

prove the Volumes until they had been corrected and to request me to

correct them; a course which not only I was bound to, but should have

agreed to without demur. I was not a Chinese contractor who had done

work badly and insisted on its being accepted, but I was treated like

and a hostility displayed at once which was entirely out of place. For instance, Mr Clementi asked me "how I accounted for the mistake in the Official Signatures Ordinance?" There was no question of "accoun- ting"; it was a mistake, and one which could have been easily recti-

fied. Another instance of this hostility was the attempted Mr Clementi that the Railways Loan Ordinance had been printed as a slip

which is a fact after consultation with the Colonial Secretary's Office, The mistake about the slip was that the printers had omitted a page number, but

this could have been put straight by hand-stamping.

one,

denial by