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opinions and practice of the present Chief. Justice of the Colony Sir John Smale .
Those
opinions, as you
with due deliberation, and, as
all events
Know were
formed....
at
you
are
by
At the time when the
he
opinions
now aware, are concurred in
the Governor.
Chief Justive recorded those
informed the Governor that he had ____
consulted
the subject,
you,
and that
as his Prisne Judge,
ort
him.
3.
you agreed with
Under such circumstances it
would be somewhat unusual to allow
Arr
Acting Officer to avail himself of the pages of the Government Gazette to find fault - (
even in the moderate and courteous
language Your
uses in that letter.)_
Honour uses
with the well known opinions of his absent Chief.
4.
Apart, indeed, from this, there are other reasons, the Governor thinks, that seem to render it doubtful whether
any good end would be gained by
a
encouraging in this community public controversy on such a question.
5.
But whilst unable to
authorize the printing and publishing
of your letter, the Governor will readily
comply
with
your
second
request, and
-forward a copy of it to the Secretary
of State.
6.
Meanwhile, and
- pending
the decision of Sir Michael
trusts (if
Wicks Beach, the Governor