Hongkong No 755.
20th July 1869
Governor
Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, C. B.
to
The Right Honorable,
Carl Grafton, ? or rather The Right Honorable, Earl Granville, K. G.
Chief Justice Smale.
Correspondence connected with his leave of absence. Difficulty of making suitable arrangements.
(& Enclosures)
Minute Paper.
HONGKONG 10246
Munsholland 1419
Lee Minutes
& draft on
389
5859
I have no doubt that Sir R. MacDonnell
does not overrate the difficulty of
filling these Judicial appt.
The Chief Justice, the Summary Judge
& one Magistrate
are all absent.
The second Magistrate remains.
&
the Attorney General
The able bar is found to consist of
those whose differences with the Chief Justice have constantly
ended in
Mr Pollard
Mr Hallifax
Mr Whitley
&
Ex Magistrate
I do not
recently support a
fourth barrister whose name
is at this moment
I am not
ready to be done
(citing
&
away
Remember
that anything
is in the happiest degree inconvenient
that Mr Smale should have absented himself
at that time - But I am bound to say that
owing
to the state of Mr Smale's mind.
W. of 26 June to July.