to the conduct of Mr Gibbons, the Registrar.

From the Judges' letters and from newspaper's reports it appears that, day after day, Mr. Gibbons continued making public statements from the Registrar's seat in the Supreme Court attacking the Chief Justice and expressing his dissent from Sir John Smale's views as well as those of Mr. Justice Snowden.

3. As he persisted in continuing those public statements, in his official position, after he had been called upon by the Government to explain his conduct, nothing remained for me but to provisionally interdict him under Chap. IV § 11 of the Colonial Regulations.

4. I have the honour to lay before Your Lordship the letter of interdiction addressed to Mr. Gibbons, and a copy of his reply.

5. With reference to Mr. Gibbons' statement that he cannot admit that the Colonial Regulations have any applicability to his case, the Attorney General is clearly of opinion that they have.

6. No time will be lost by me in proceeding to deal with the case in the way prescribed in the Regulations.

I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,

[Signature: W. H. Marsh]

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to the conduct of Mr Gibbons, the Registrar.


From the Judges' letters and from newspaper's reports it appears that, day after day, Mr. Gibbons continued making public statements from the Registrar's seat in the Supreme Court attacking the Chief Justice and expressing his dissent from Sir John Smale's views as well as those of Mr. Justice Snowden.

3. As he persisted in continuing those public statements, in his official position, after he had been called upon by the Government to explain his conduct, nothing remained for me but to provisionally interdict him under Chap. IV § 11 of the Colonial Regulations.

4. I have the honour to lay before Your Lordship the letter of interdiction addressed to Mr. Gibbons, and a copy of his reply.

5. With reference to Mr. Gibbons' statement that he cannot admit that the Colonial Regulations have any applicability to his case, the Attorney General is clearly of opinion that they have.

6. No time will be lost by me in proceeding to deal with the case in the way prescribed in the Regulations.

I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,

W. Hestenercy.

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