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with assistance of the Crown advocate varstin could not
carry it out alone. In any case his health is indif- ferent and i have had definitely to promise him his
home leave before the summer.
Judge, who has had experience of previous unsuc- cessful attempts, nately, in egypt and turkey to apply
native law in british courts is evidently sceptical
of any greater success in Jhina. he informs me it in- volves very much more than mere amendment of Orders-
in-Council and that single-handed in supreme Court of
Shanghei it would be quite out of the question for him
to undertake the work. The most that he could do
would be to give advice from time to time. Last order-
in-Council was, he tells me, drewn up by Foreign vffice
legal adviser and judges and took over a year to com-
plete.
He has put forward tentative suggestion that draft-
ing committee should be formed at home consisting of
practising barrister of the ing's bench, company
lawyer, member of legal department of Foreign Office
and Garstin, when no goes on leave, for the purpose of
Ühinese codes and his knowledge of Chinese. in ad-
dition to these wir skinner Jurner would perhaps be
available and also king, registrar of bupreme Court
who is also going on leave at the end of April.
Mis suggestion appears to me eminently practical;
in fact I do not see any alternative to it. I should
be gled of an early reply to this as various arrange-
ments are dependent on it.