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Enclosure No.2.
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CHAMBERS, SUPREME COURT
HONGKONG. 5th, March 1912.
RES APR 12
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
of Your Excellency's letter enquiring my opinion as to
the qualifications of Mr F.A.Hazeland for a judicial post
in the Straits Settlements or the Federated Halay States.
In reply I beg to state that I have no personal experience
of Mr Hazeland as a Judge. I know him however to be a
very careful and painstaking Magistrate and I have read
judgements delivered by him as acting Pulsne Judge which
seemed to me sound and well considered.
Mr Hazeland's intimate knowledge of Chinese
customs and character would I imagine be very useful in
any Court resorted to by litigants of that race.
I have the honour to be,
sir,
Your Excellency's most obedient Servant,
(sd)
H.H.J.GOMPERTZ.
Puisne Judge.
le Excellency,
Sir Frederick D.Lugard.
G.C.M.G.
C.B.
D.5.0.
Governor, etc,. etc,. etc,..
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