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lebte, but at the last monent an additional payment of
$100 had to be made to the First Clerk of the Court and
Clerk to the Chief Justice, on account of a debt of $600
due to him by Sir F.Piggott for copying done for the latter,
out of office hours, in connection with Sir F.Piggott's
revision of the Ordinances of Hong Kong, to avoid the Clert in question obtaining the tssue of a writ against Sir ‡r.
Piggott. This payment was generously made by the Acting
Attorney General out of his em pocket.
Had I know of this debt I should have impounded the
last monthly instalment of Sir F.Piggott's pension in order
to meet it. I an addressing you separately on the subject.
2. There is moh indignation in the Colony at the injury done by Sir F.Piggett to the reputation of the judiciary which, until his appointment to it, was absolutely unsullied, and there is a strong feeling that a Regulation should be nado precluding a pensioned officer she has held a substantiv appointment of judge in a drown Delony from praotising as a barrister or a soliciter in the Colony in which he has held such appointment, and I venture to suggest the making of
such a Regulation.
I have the honour to be,
sir,
Your mest obedient humble Servant,
Domag
Governor eto,.