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vitiate the general principle, and is parallelled by the
appointment of a Colonial Secretary or other non-legal
Cadet from outside the Colony. Normally therefore it may be
said in round figures that nearly half the Cadets selected
for service in this Colony will be required to fill legal
posts. It is suggested that if the Universities which supply
the candidates for the Civil Service Examination were inform-
-ed that a demand for legal candidates exists, many young men
who have an aptitude for Law would devote themselves to that
branch while at the Universities and would thus obtain a
preferential claim to a legal appointment. They might not
perhaps become fully qualified Barristers or Solicitors, but
they would be able to continue their studies in law after
their appointment as Cadets, and it would be a matter for
consideration whether they should be allowed an extra period
of say 6 months in which to qualify in law up to a certain
standard before leaving England and be allowed to take up
law in substitution for some of their Chinese Examinations
after arrival in the Colony. I shall presently examine this
point in greater detail. (See paragraph 9 ). They would
complete their qualifications and eat the remainder of their
dinners (if candidates for the Bar) when granted long leave
(as Mr. Kemp and Mr. Gompertz have done) and it would not be
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