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in a Colony, and be practically homeless, and that it would be a great boon if there were an official house for him to go into.
In His Excellency's letter of 27 Juny 1900, on the subject,
it is suggested that to allow the Chief Justice to have an official house on terms would amount to an increase of salary. With deference, I am not sure that this is so. But there is no doubt that the Chief Justice is expected to do a certain amount of entertaining, and that his house should be permanent and suitable. Any benefit which he might obtain by the sugges- ted plan might be looked at I suggest, as a substitute for an entertainment allowance,
I leave the question entirely in the Secretary of State's hands and do not wish to appear to unduly press it.
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