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receive due attention, and would be considered by the Governor, is written in answer to a simple request that His becelleney would allow me
a minute of Sir Julian Panneefote
very subject of my statement, the employment of Attorney Counsel in capital cases.
Ao see
Namely
namely
the
not such a letter in
as with as
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With all the respect due to It is becellency's high position, I do not hesitate to say that it in
point of view, conceive the Governor of a colony should.. address to the Acting Chief Justice.
Maintain
army
amy
That the Acting Chief Justice is not to view he holds on a point of practice affecting the administration of Justice, it happen to clash with the opinion of
Governor
prom
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beg entirely
in
A
doctine
to dissent.
which I
It is his bouniden duty I conceive the express his opinion on all such subjects without
Favours, and if he fails to do so be " is not fit for his position.
fear or
With regard
letter;
to Sir Julian Panneefotes as it is inconvenient to Stis Excellency to produce it I with not press my request not I think an unreasonable one. In
no doubt to have
point of form I ought
asked
asked
for
it earlier. Early
have been glad
Ato
or late I should
reap the benefit of
Sir Julian Parmeepotis well known legal knowledge, and experience.
I should have imagined that all such public documents would be a sort
of common
property, open to all in the public interest for mistmction and guidance. However as my seeing it creates some difficulty somehow or other, I pass it by.
With re
of the withdrawal of
My
letter
Regard
enough to inform Itis becellency
Navir
of the 12th Inst: with you be good
that I of doing
It statement of my opinion,
intention
had
any
be
was writte
and
Cheong
vindication of the mode in which
a
Shins trial was conducted, rendered
necessary by the publication in the Gazette
of His becellency's minute which by voidable inference cast the blame the miocamage of Justice on
me.
in
of
-
Had the possibility of withdrawing
it terms ever recurred to
recurred to me, is
any becellency's for.
Am
a course.
Letter
of the 18th Inst : would
insuperable obstacle to such
I will thank Itis Becellency to
forward