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how to report that I caused such opinion to be communicated by the Colonial Secretary to the Chief Justice in a letter which forms

the Enclosures in Stulie's address to

yourself

herewith

forwarded.

"From M. Stulie's reply... expected that he was

prepared to

show in distinct terms either some

misunderstanding

on his part of the question as put to him by me,

or

misapprehension by

me

of the nature of his opinion.

The letter however to yourself (forwarded in a letter to the Colonial Secretary dated this morning) neither

dated this morning) itself points out, nor enables me

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in what way

the Chief

to explain Justice desires to put himself,

in a proper position with the Law

and the Crown"

Officers of

I need hardly confirm what must be apparent that Mr Hilliers must be that M: Fillic's letter was written after my

simply

conversation with the Chief Justice, but I must say again that the question on which I sought the Chief Justice's Opinion was the legality of Mr Nichols' custody, the point on which Mr. Keenan's Counsel intimated his intention to rely at the trial and it was

on

learning from the Chief Justice

that he could not consider

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how to report that I caused such opinion to be communicated by the Colonial Secretary to the Chief Justice in a letter which forms the Enclosures in Stulie's address to yourself herewith forwarded. "From M. Stulie's reply... expected that he was prepared to show in distinct terms either some misunderstanding on his part of the question as put to him by me, or misapprehension by me of the nature of his opinion. The letter however to yourself (forwarded in a letter to the Colonial Secretary dated this morning) neither dated this morning) itself points out, nor enables me 43 in what way the Chief to explain Justice desires to put himself, in a proper position with the Law and the Crown" Officers of I need hardly confirm what must be apparent that Mr Hilliers must be that M: Fillic's letter was written after my simply conversation with the Chief Justice, but I must say again that the question on which I sought the Chief Justice's Opinion was the legality of Mr Nichols' custody, the point on which Mr. Keenan's Counsel intimated his intention to rely at the trial and it was on learning from the Chief Justice that he could not consider
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hown to report that I caused such opinion to be communicated by the Colonial Secretary to the Chief Iuctice in a letter which forms me F the Anclosures in Stuline's addren to yourself herewith forwarded. "From M. Stulie's reply... expected that he was prepared to show in distinct terms either come misunderstanding on his part of the question as put to him by me, misapprehension by In some of the nature of his opinion. Me The letter however to yourself (forwarded in a letter to the Colonial Secretary dated this neither dated this morning) itself points out, nor enables me 43 way the Chief to explain in what Justice desires to put himself, in a proper position with the Law the Crown" Officers of I need hardly confirm what lur Hillers must be apparent that M: Fillic's letter was written after my simply conversation with the Chief Justice, but I must say again that the question on which I sought the Chief Justice's Opinion was the legality of Mr Nichols' custody, the point on which Mr. Keenan's Counsel intimated his intention to nele at the trial and it was rely on learning from the Chief Justice that he could not consider
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hown to report that I caused such opinion to be communicated by the Colonial Secretary to the Chief Iuctice in a letter which forms

me

F

the

Anclosures in Stuline's addren to

yourself

herewith

forwarded.

"From M. Stulie's reply...

expected that he was

prepared to

show in distinct terms either come

misunderstanding

on his part of the question as put to him by me,

misapprehension by

In some

of the nature of his opinion.

Me

The letter however to yourself (forwarded in a letter to the Colonial Secretary dated this

neither

dated this morning) itself points out, nor enables me

43

way

the Chief

to explain in what Justice desires to put himself,

in a proper position with the Law

the Crown"

Officers of

I need hardly confirm what lur Hillers must be apparent that M: Fillic's letter was written after my

simply

conversation with the Chief Justice, but I must say again that the question on which I sought the Chief Justice's Opinion was the legality of Mr Nichols' custody, the point on which Mr. Keenan's Counsel intimated his intention to nele at the trial and it was

rely

on

learning from the Chief Justice

that he could not consider

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