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Enclosures
Sir,
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Supreme Court,
Hongkong, 12th October, 1906.
I have the honour to state for the information of Your Excellency, that the Attorney General has expressed a very strong opinion that under Section 11 of Ordinance 3 of 1873, I cannot act as Attorney General without resigning my office as Judge and that if I do, such office is ipso facto avoided and my pay would cease.
Under these circumstances I trust Your Excellency will allow me to withdraw my promise as I do not feel inclined to run any risks and I do not think that Your Excellency would expect me to do so. I am sorry to have occasioned this trouble but I had not thought of the point.
I have etc.,
(sd.) Alfred G. Wise,
Puisne Judge.
His Excellency
Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G.,
Governor,