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In 585.
Hony Kong, 38th April, 1869.
To His Excellency
the Chief Justice.
Hon: John Smale
Colonial Secretary
(Hon. J. Gardiner Austin)
Vacation Leave-
Respecting his original application for -
Enclosure 3 in Governor's despatch. No. 683 of 5. April, 1869.
Attorney General's Office
Hong Kong 18 March 1869.
I have the honor to transmit a Copy of a letter from the Chief Justice dated the 17th instant and which reached me between 5 and 6 pm. that day.
His extraordinary interpretation of the Ordinance to which he refers coupled with such a wholesale use of the Power which he conceived to possessarrants when, far from there being any Pressure of business, the work of the Supreme Court has not been so light for many years, leads me to infer that the step he has taken on the eve of the Sessions had no other object but deliberately to create a complication which would prevent my holding any longer the appointment of
The Honble
J. Gardiner Austin
Colonial Secretary