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2.

that office

Office provisionally. Mr. Hulme further stated that he understood 2. Bridges

averse to holding the

was

holding the appointment.

I had recasion to address

you in anticipation of

this

34

application, in my dispatch 1.34 3576.

of 115 Ultimus.

Mr. Halme's Letter

was

taken into consideration yesterdag by the Executive Council and the following resolution was

'un

adopted:

That, as in all probability carly mail will bring to "this Government the intimation

"of the intentions of the Secretary "of State with

reference

to the

274

"Chief Justicechip and otter "Government Appointments,

the Honorable the Chief Justice

his "be requested to defer

"

"

"application until the decision of the Secretary of State shall

е

"enable the Executive Council "to advise His Excellency the

"Governon to accede to the wishes

"of the Chief Justice. "

There has been no reply to the Colonial Secretary's

Jet

letter conveying

as

this decision to

M. Huhne, but I wish at once

to make a few remarks on

the

position of the Government in the matter.