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place between the Colonial and Foreign Offices in reference to the legal assistance to be given to Her Majesty's Consuls by this Government, and instructing
me
in
to give any advice which might be asked for by such Officers
neighborhood of Hong Kong
my Law
the
without recurrence to
Officers if possible, although
Cades
in
of difficully the expenses of the Professional opinion of the Attorney General might be __ paid for from Imperial Funds.
In reply Thave the honar to acquaint Your Lordship that the Attorney General, to
whom the papers
has
requested
AVLUV
referred;
me to observe that
whilst taking due note of the practice to be pursued, he is bound in his
oww
justification
to impugn the statement made by Mr Ricketts to the effect that the Governor passed the .. " matter to the Attorney General,
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" who
refused to give.
opinion
unless paid for so doing," inasmuch
as
he has never re
refused to
give
legal assistance to a British. Consul unless payment was made.
Mr Pauncefale thinks
that the statement made by- Mo. Ricketts
may possibly have