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In chapter 5 on page 35 of the printer Cotinval. Regulations, it is stated that

the senior officer in Command of the trope takes precévene. after the sitterey General, that

Aisay,

cw

875 in the table of

precéiency, the chief Justice

being

X4; but in

the

2017ne

Chapter page 34 it is stated

that in the event et hostilities

of

the Senior Officer in Command

of

the troops will take precedency next to the Sientenent Sevconer = The complaint made by the Acting Chief Justice

is that

"

accorded to the

unduly

precedence has been under

officer the troops.

ommanding

although.

27.0

hostilities exist. -

The question for your

Graces

decision is whether

whether by

the word hostilities in mea

such

a state of affairs

meant

of affairs us at:

present exists in the Colony;

dvar

having been declared ;

batteries

being

in Cource

of.

erection, and the inhabitants

anning

themaclves to resist...

invasion; or

whether by

by that

term is meant actual hostilities.

within the Colony.