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settling the questions at issue.
For myself, I need only assure Your Lordship that all Colonial Governors of experience would agree that, except in extreme cases, such as it is impossible to define beforehand, it would be impracticable, even if it were desirable, and undesirable even if it were practicable, for a Governor, whatever his personal opinion may be, to overrule the Attorney-General, the Responsible Law Officer of the Crown, on points of law, or on questions arising from, or immediately connected with points of law. Moreover, in the case now under consideration, I felt that no practical inconvenience could arise either way.
If the Attorney-General was right in his view, then the provisional re-appointment by the Governor of the former Unofficial Members of the Council would be valid; whereas, if the Attorney-General was wrong, the Governor's action would have no effect, would simply