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to act in the position. George
Hampton had no particular qualifications for the position, and already held a number of other salaried positions. This "unusually blatant act of nepotism" was extremely unpopular within the colony, and was compounded when Hampton approved his son a living allowance,
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While the tribunal was still sitting, Hampton obtained a leave of absence on grounds of ill health, and left the colony. The tribunal eventually returned a decision that the warrant was not legal. The
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