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But any colonial policy of further lowering Officer in the Colony where he actually serves and resides.
I cannot however but feel that such would be the result of amending Ordinance by directions of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies who may be regarded as specially charged with the interests of Her Majesty's colonial servants so as to put any of the Navy who might happen to sit ... in the Trial Court
a Commander over all other members except the Chief Justice, whether sitting on the Executive Council or on the judicial Bench. I do not believe it was the intention to do so, and that your notice was not called to the departure from existing practice involved in the proposed legislation.
It is moreover unfortunate that, when amending the Trial Court Ordinance so recently as the 10th ultimo, I was not aware of the difficulties raised as to their Officers by the Admiralty sitting in the Court, which I was on the point of calling into existence when Your Grace's despatch of the 14th August reached me by last Mail. There is now increased awkwardness in introducing further amendments in a third Ordinance, and I would suggest that the Ordinance No of last year be allowed to remain unaltered, leaving it practically optional with the Senior ...
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