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nel: 3. 26th April,
1898.
nd: 4+5
The Chief Justice speaks in very high terms
of his qualifications for judicial office -, and I believe that neither he nor Commander Hastings would find any diffi - culty in doing the work of Police Magistrate single handed.
I think it only right to mention that both
the Chief Justice and the Attorney General are of opinion
that the work here requires 2 (two) Police Magistrates to perform it and are both strongly in favour of the appoint- ment of a second Magistrate to avoid delay and give the Magistrates time to mature their decisions, and in this try-
ing climate to admit of sometimes one being absent.
In case Mr. T. Sercombe Smith be chosen for
the appointment of Police Magistrate, I forward application
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from Mr. A. M. Thomson, Postmaster General, to be appointed to
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the office of Colonial Treasurer, As he is a clear headed
clever man of business and has had already considerable ex-
perience in the office of Colonial Treasurer in which he is
now acti
acting I recommend him for this appointment if it be-
comes vacant.
I also forward application from Mr. A. W. lre-
5th April 1898. win, Inspector of Schools and Mr. A. Chapman, Assessor, for the
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post of Postmaster General in case it should become vacant
by the transfer of Mr. A. M. Thomson to the Colonial Treasury.
I can speak less from personal knowledge of
these two gentlemen and therefore refer you to their re-
cords rather than give an opinion which would be without
value