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wish that the drawing fee

of $1 for the # folio of 12 words

And

50 cents for every succeeding

folio, with 25 cents for fair Copying, be allowed to stand unaltered. The scale in this

respect, of the Attorney General,

I do consider not sufficiently

remunerative, as we cannot

obtain the assistance of

lawyers, but only

on very

much heavier terms than

in England, and

unquestionably our expenses

of living

at Home,

are

greater than

As a

fact in favor

of my position I may

add, that during the

government of Sir George

Bonham, in this Colony, the

matter of fees was submitted

to the Home Authorities, who

intimated to this Government

that they

were not too much, but

were "reasonable", to that

effect.

Be pleased to

forward my note to the

rest of our

profession, without

delay, in order that all of

them may

make their

representation as

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wish that the drawing fee of $1 for the # folio of 12 words And 50 cents for every succeeding folio, with 25 cents for fair Copying, be allowed to stand unaltered. The scale in this respect, of the Attorney General, I do consider not sufficiently remunerative, as we cannot obtain the assistance of lawyers, but only on very much heavier terms than in England, and unquestionably our expenses of living at Home, are greater than As a fact in favor of my position I may add, that during the government of Sir George Bonham, in this Colony, the matter of fees was submitted to the Home Authorities, who intimated to this Government that they were not too much, but were "reasonable", to that effect. Be pleased to forward my note to the rest of our profession, without delay, in order that all of them may make their representation as
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کرتے wish that the drawing fee of $1 fortes # folio of 12 words And 50 cents for every succeeding folic, with 25 cents for fair Copying, be allowed to stand unaltered. The scale in this respect, of the Attorney General, I do consider not sufficiently remunerative, as we cannot obtain the assistance of flutes, but only very Enuch heavier terms than in England, and unquestionably our expenses of living at Htome, are greater than v) As a 105 fact; in favor of my position I may add, that during the government of :nment of Sir George Benham, in this Colomy, the tatter of Ters was submitted to the Home Authorities, who intimated to this Government that they but were twat too much, reasonable", effect. to that Be pleased to forward my note to the rest of our profession, withert delay, in order that all of them may moke their as
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wish that the drawing fee

of $1 fortes # folio of 12 words

And

50 cents for every succeeding

folic, with 25 cents for fair Copying, be allowed to stand unaltered. The scale in this

respect, of the Attorney General,

I do consider not sufficiently

remunerative, as we cannot

obtain the assistance of

flutes, but only

very

Enuch heavier terms than

in England, and

unquestionably our expenses

of living

at Htome,

are

greater than

v)

As a

105

fact; in favor

of my position I may

add, that during the

government of

:nment of Sir George

Benham, in this Colomy, the

tatter of Ters was submitted

to the Home Authorities, who

intimated to this Government

that they

but

were twat too much,

reasonable",

effect.

to that

Be pleased to

forward my note to the

rest of our

profession, withert

delay, in order that all of

them may

moke their

as

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