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I have the honour to revert to Your Excellency's letter of the 4th September, relating to the amalgamation of the two banches of the legal profession and to the extension
of the jurisdiction of the Summary Court.
2.
I note with regret that Your xcellency is not
prepared in the light of the views expressed by both branches
of the profession to entertain sither of the proposals. I
respectfully invite Your Exosllency however to re-consider in
particular the question of extending the jurisdiction of the
Summary Court.
3.
Your Excellency will remember that in an interview,
which you sooorded me before submitting my proposals, I intimated
that any scheme of amalgamation would probably be strongly
opposed by both Counsel and Solicitors alike the opposition of
the Bar in the circumstances fe not unnatural, whilst that of
the Solicitors is mainly directed to the difficulties which would
arise owing to the limited number of competent practising
barristers, and to the fact that a firm taking such a barister
into partnership would place other firms at a serious disadvantage. There is much force in this conication, and the difficulty would
have to be met by the firme in future following the proccdents
of other places by ssouring from home a barrister partner, who
is an accomplished advocate.
I will not pursue the point further unless the
#xisting conditions undergo some change, but I venture to predict
that some alteracion is ultimately certain whic will scoure
either an increase in Counsel in the manner indicated, or the
right of audience by Solicitors in Original Jurisdiction.
4.
In regard to the proposal as to extending the