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Enclosure.
ORIGINAL.
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Sir,
Prisure Sudge's Chambers.
Supreme Court. Stangkong 16th hooaber, 1900.
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have the honour to request
that a ruling way
the
be given upon
question whether the Puisue Judge of the Supreme Court in this Colony has the privilege of corres- ponding directly with the foocondr or whether he must pass his correspondence through the Colonial Secretary.
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2. The indisputable practice in this Colony has been that the Prive Indié has this privilege and that his correspondenc's, does not pass through the Colonial Secklary's Office: but His Excellency the foremor has lately ruled that this practice
is not @orrent,
3. I am credibly informed) that the same practione obtains
Mauritius and in the Straits Settlements.
Right Honourable,
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his Joseph (hamberlain, M. P.
Secretary of State for the Colonies,
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fe
gee.