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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

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