to receive Fees on
Criminal Prosecutions
before
the Supreme
Court when the Criminal
are sent from Consular
'
Courts in China.
Japan.
The Acting for also
raised
a
second question
on the right of the
Attorney General
to receive
fees for professional
advice given
in
the
Colony to officers
representing
a
dept of A.M.S.
Sent
Mr Ellest
Would
favour not say
?
Officers representing
dept
Church
The undersigned are of the opinion that a Colonial Law Officer, receiving
salary from a Colonial Govt is not bound in the
absence
of any special
to that Understanding
Effect, express or implied,
to perform gratis the Law work which may
be placed in his hands by Officers of a dept of the Imperial Govt.
Enclosed is
a
copy of
a Circular which
in
July
1860 was
addressed
by the Secretary of State
to General Officers Commanding