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Chief Jurkin

Rigby wrote to McPetrie on 26 March suggesting that

persons appointed in future as District Judges should be

required to give the same undertaking relating to practice

as is required from a Judge of the Supreme Court.

is endorsed have

agree with The Chief Justice's suggestion and if you also

tionfan

agree you may take this telegram as authority for

requiring all persons who in future are offered appointments

as District Judges (including Leonard and O'Connor, whose

appointments are now pending) to give the undertaking

referred to.

2.

iri suggested

We

Hagoste that District Judges now in office might be

informed by the Chief Justice that, though they have not

given the undertaking, the objection to practice applies

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