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Mr. Stebotham
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DRAFT. DESPATCH.
GOVERNOR,
HONG KONG.
FURTHER ACTION.
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Parly. U.S. S.
Minister of State
Secretary of State
Your Reference. Suationer 1/1579/480
Sir
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1. 19-
I have etc., to refer to your despatch No. 4 Staff
of the 6th May, 1948, setting out proposals for a
reorganisation of the Judicial and Legal Departments.
2.
My Advisers have had the opportunity of discussing
these proposals with Mr. Griffin, the Attorney-General
of Hong Kong.
3.
I have given the proposals careful consideration
and, subject to the following comments, I approve them
generally. In particular I approve your proposals for
the creation of new posts of one Puisne Judge and a
Registrar General. My approval of the 1948/49
Estimates, which include the additional post of Legal
Officer mentioned in paragraph 13 of your despatch under
reference, has already been conveyed to you. referen
4. The expression "Legal Officer" is appropriate only
to describe a grade, all the officers which hol
some legal post bearing some other title. If I they are in keeping with this principle, the intention being
understand your proposal correctly,that every legal
(a)
officer will be appointed as Crown Counsel, Magistrate,
(b)
Legal Draftsman or Assistant Registrar General; and that
when the present holder of the post of Crown Solicitor
vacates it, that post will not be redesignated "Senior
Legal Officer" but will be abolishedĶand that, in its
place, there will be a new grade of"Senior Legal Officer"
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