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promote a more harmonious attitude between the Chief Justice and the Executive, and I therefore let the matter pass, until compelled to refer to it.
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With regard to the charge that the Executive has ignored the Judges, or been guilty of any lack of courtesy, I am frankly at a loss to know of what His Honour complains. The two instances cited - the Rule of Court regarding Vacations submitted and later withdrawn by the Chief Justice and the case of the Registrar of the Supreme Court - have both been fully laid before Your Lordship and I am ignorant of any discourtesy in connection with either of them - most assuredly none has been intended.
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On the other hand, I have for my own part much cause for regret that, whereas prior to the arrival of Sir P. Piggott my predecessors have enjoyed the advantage of having the ready and willing counsel of the Chief Justice in any matter of large Public importance - a privilege which the archives here show that the Governor of the Colony has fully and with great advantage availed himself of - I have been wholly unable to change the deplorable position which I found when I came here, for I believe that my predecessor and Sir F. Piggott were not