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turned out of Court. The last case entered in Court, and the remarks made by the presiding Judge in banco, and the subsequent correspondence between your petitioner and the Premier (see docu--13. That, being turned out of Court, your petitioner rendered his account to the Premier for losses and damage sustained, accompanied by letter (marked " 0 ") setting forth the grounds of his claim. . , 14. That, having previously made certain specific charges to the Government against several ot the Judges of the Supreme Court, your petitioner, having failed in his first attempt, succeeded m a second attempt to present a petition to Parliament praying for an investigation of these charges. Being summoned before the Bublic Petitions Committee, the Chairman requested your petitioner to state his claim against the Government. Before, however, complying with that request your petitioner asked the Chairman, "What about the Judges?" when, in reply, the Chairman said, " That comes afterwards." Whereupon your petitioner stated his claim as previously rendered to the Bremier; but the Committee failed to make any report. 15. That at a subsequent session of Parliament—-i.e., in 1883—your petitioner presented another petition praying that his claim might be satisfied, and submitted substantial documentary evidence to the Chairman of the Committee in proof of his claim; yet the Committee made a most fallacious report. Whereupon your petitioner addressed a letter to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, enclosing copy of the petition and report, to which your petitioner drew the attention of the Government, pointing out also the construction your petitioner put upon the report. (See copy of letter and report, marked "E.") 16. That, although receiving an acknowledgment, but no reply as requested by his letter, your petitioner made again fresh charges against three of the Judges of the Supreme Court, and prayed by petition to the Minister of Justice for a removal of these Judges from the Bench, with a view to enable him to again prosecute his claim in the Supreme Court, but received no reply. Your petitioner addressed a letter to the Minister of Justice showing the necessity for an inquiry into these charges, but was met with perfect silence. 17. That, being treated with such contempt for so many years, and placed in a most helpless and ruined position, your petitioner decided upon leaving the colony, and addressed a letter to the Premier to that effect, stating the grounds for his leaving, and rendered his final claim against the Government, embodying that previously rendered. (See copy of letter and account and copy of reply, marked " F.") 18. That subsequently your petitioner resolved to make a final attempt to have the matter settled in and by the colony, and accordingly presented a petition to Parliament during the session of 1884, when your petitioner submitted all the documentary evidence mentioned in this petition, and more, to the Chairman of the Committee ; but even this attempt met"with a failure. When, seeing that the matter was not to be settled, your petitioner presented a petition to His Excellency the Governor, through the Colonial Secretary, praying His Excellency not to prorogue Parliament till the Government had settled his claim, and that, some days after the Parliament had been prorogued, His Excellency, through the Colonial Secretary, acknowledged having received his petition. = 19. That, finally, your petitioner addressed a letter to the Hon. the present Premier, requesting a settlement of his claim, as rendered to his predecessor, to which the Premier sent a most extraordinary reply, which caused a short correspondence between him and your petitioner, to which extraordinary correspondence (marked " G") your petitioner most humbly draws your Majesty's particular attention. 20. That, from the facts set forth in his petition, and from the various documents your petitioner submits to your Majesty, it will be obvious to your Majesty the determination of both the Government and the Parliament to leave your petitioner without any redress whatever, and finding no protection from your Majesty's representative, His Excellency the Governor, your petitioner, with his family, is placed in a most helpless and dangerous position. Wherefore, as protection is refused him here by the authorities of this colony, your petitioner, as a British subject, is now forced to claim, at the hands of your Majesty, the protection of the Crown. 21. That, in further support of his claim, for the protection of the Crown at the hands of your Majesty, your petitioner now humbly desires to state a few additional facts, to which he humbly desires to draw the attention of your Majesty, ti..) With regard to the £300 awarded him for his property, your petitioner was, since 1867, unable, either by corresponding with the Government or petitioning the Parliament, to understand the true position how the matter had been placed until 1870, when Sir J. Vogel, as Colonial Treasurer, read a memo, in the House of Bepresentatives, drawn up by the Assistant Law Officer, with remarks upon it by the Attorney-General. (2.) That that memo, was followed by a letter, read by Sir J. Vogel, from two lawyers of Wellington, Messrs. Hart and Buckley, with intent to obtain the sanction of the House to a prearranged scheme to defraud your petitioner of the £300 (see particulars alleged in the statement already mentioned, marked A, pages 8, 9, 10, 11); and that Sir J. Vogel is again in the new Ministry, as is also the last-named lawyer, one of the authors of the said letter. (3.) The extraordinary conduct of the Committee of last session of Parliament, who, having during the whole session the fullest and clearest documentary evidence in proof of your petitioner's claim under their consideration, and nothing to contradict such evidence, yet at the close of the session, after entering into communication with the new Ministry, made a most absurd report on the claim of your petitioner. (See copy of report, marked " H.") 4. That His Excellency the Governor acknowledged to your petitioner the receipt of his petition some days after the prorogation of Parliament. (5.) And, lastly, the extraordinary conduct of the present Premier in sending, to the letter of your petitioner, a reply containing allegations which he is unable to prove true, even upon being challenged by your petitioner to do so. (See correspondence, marked " G.") 3—A. 1.

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