CO129-057 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7] — Page 224

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Tone change may be made beneficially in the machinery of the Offices, which I will take an opportunity of adverting to on some future occasion, as I do not understand that the present enquiry extends further than to generalities.

My short experience of this Colony (although longer than that of the Attorney General) prevents my speaking confidently of some things of which I have formed an opinion.

Some of the defects, doubtless, I have not yet found out.

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(Signed) Ambrose Raymond,

True Copy.

21 June 1856.

External Secretary.

Copy.

Ason 221

Remarks of W. T. Bridges(?) on

Attorney General's letter to Colonial Secretary dated 31st May 1856.

With regard to the 2nd part of the letter I shall simply confine myself to stating that I conceive the Chief Justice reading of Regina vs. Saunders pt. March 1847, dic. 41 and Regina vs. Bbinan(?) 1852 dic. 15 to be my most desirable (as a party about to be tried for felony or at least misdemeanor) and that until lately I always entertained the same opinion.

Certainly it would be allowed a long time to prepare his defense when charged within ...

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