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that I should make further reference to either, except to explain that I
an
ave
of
-made application for salary solely upon the ground of the increase of duties contemplated by the Well, as otherwise His Lordship
use of the
might infer from your
-word "expecially
"that I had made a
general and independent application.
The facts then
(1) An evil.
are
these: -
great is admitted
-Qu
to induce the Attorney General to draft
an
Ordinance to meet it
( 2 ) The Ordinance is drafted at the instance of the whole profession.
(3) The matter is deemed of such
consequence
that a Meeting of all
the Members of the profession then
in the Colony
it
مند
summoned to consider
( 4 ) The meeting is presided by the Chief Justice,
the
over
measure is
considered in all its parts, and
clause is
approved.
every
( 5 ) The judge of the Court whose
labours
are
to be increased to a
very
great extent applies through the Colonial Secretary to the Lieutenant- Governor for
an
inc
se
of salary if
the Bill become low:
(6) The Colonial Secretary
replies by
desire of the Livitenant.
Governor that His Excellency does
not think it expedient to increase