Barrister now at Victoria whom I can engage as temporary substitute for the Attorney'
General.
Mr Sterling proceeds home by
sea in
the Ramilies, a ship which sails on the 5th instant, up to which date Salary will be paid to him; and he has leave of absence : for 10 months, ( the maximum period. allowed by the Regulations), on the grounds alleged in his medical certificate.
The enclosed_ certificate from the F3. Colonial Treasurer affirms the latest date to which Salary has been paid.
I shall at present have no
other mode of supplying the absence of the Attorney General, than by employing one of the most respectable practising Attornies in this Colony to file informations in the Supreme Court; and the absence of a legal adviser must
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be supplied by references to the opinion of the Chief Justice.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir
Your Most Obedient, Humble Servant,
Man's