CO129-436 - Acting Governor Claud Sever & Governor Sir May & Public Offices - 1916 [11-12] — Page 472

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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 15th, November, and to state that the charges against me centained therein are substantially correct.

2.

In view of reports that have been made against me on former occasions it is no doubt the impression of the Government

that I habitually drink to excess; but this is not the case.

The temptation of excessive drinking commenced when

I was quite a young man, and without realization of the consequenc-

-es I gave way to it, or at least I did not seriously resist.it. By

degrees I became aware that the temptation was becoming more and

more irresistible, and I began to endeavour to regain control over

myself. I came at last to the certain conclusion that the only

possible salvation lay in total abstinence, and I became, and have

remained for some years past, a total abstainer, except for certain

periodical lapses.

4.

These lapses are know to the Government. They

originate, when I am feeling out of sorts, in an overwhelming

desire te drink some stimulent. On each occasion I firmly decide That I will be able to limit myself to one drink only, and on each

occasion I follow this up with perhaps half a bottle of raw spirit.

This somewhat arude proceeding gives me no enjoyment; I fully

realize is probable consequences both as regards my health and my

career.

5.

Formerly when the temptation to drink one upon me I

took drugs, verenal and so on, in the belief that they acted as an antidote. It is possible that they may have aggravated the condition

induced by drink. I have taken no drugs for a long time past.

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I would add that formerly, when I drank to excess,

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