CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12] — Page 20

unda Martial Law, and much

cril might arise

from the self-

Jauctioned abcnec of either Chief

Justice

r

Attrincy

General atı

uch a time.

7. But I confer that I was

under the impression that this

question

was settled long GE

съдо

I would beg a reference both to Sin Aku Davis and Sir George Braham,

John who will, I feel certain, declare

Ant they

nevel

suppored sitter of

there law officers, or any officer in of the Colony to have the power of ~ akenting himself without the

Knowledge of

and

permission from

ก

the

Officer Administering the

bovernment.

8.

Iestruct as bearing on the

18

point a paisage from a despatch of Sir George Bonham Financial 1976 of 45 August 1849 — "it is "clear beyond all doubt from

the

Speed, wording of the Chief Justices Crumina

under the

el

Seal of Cistory te have no hov

"that he himself cannot

quit

the

"Colony without the Lanction of "the Govima"

This reply

of harl Grey #151 of 95 Foremben 1849 does not dissent from, but on

the

contrary may be, though not decidedly, taken to

agree

with the

proposition, thus laid down.

SEP.