CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12] — Page 412

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be fettered with

as

any

such restriction

that recommended by my Predecessor, and I have accordingly

decided that the Attorney

General

shall continue upon the present

arrangement of £1,000 a year Salary,

with private practice.

2.

I have been led to this decision by the following considerations.

3.

In the first place the example advanced by Sir John Bowring

in recommendation of, or in support namely, the

Care of appeals from

the Consular Courts, has been

rendered inapplicable to this Government by the separation which has since taken place

between the Governorship of Hongkong and the Superintendency of Trade in China. It may, perhaps, be

considered desirable that the Ambassador in China when acting

in a Judicial

Capacity

should

have the advice

of a Law Officer

professionally unconnected with any of the litigant parties; but it would not be fair to call upon this Colony to effect

this object by

paying £500 a year for

an arrangement which would be - as I shall show - disadvantageous

to itself.

4. The duties of the Attorney

General to this Government consist

simply in

conducting criminal

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asanysuch restrictionthat recommended by my Predecessor, and I have accordinglydecided that the AttorneyGeneralshall continue upon the presentarrangement of £1,000 a year Salary,with private practice.2.I have been led to this decision by the following considerations.3.In the first place the example advanced by Sir John Bowringin recommendation of, or in support namely, theCare of appeals fromthe Consular Courts, has beenrendered inapplicable to this Government by the separation which has since taken placebetween the Governorship of Hongkong and the Superintendency of Trade in China. It may, perhaps, beconsidered desirable that the Ambassador in China when actingin a JudicialCapacityshouldhave the adviceof a Law Officerprofessionally unconnected with any of the litigant parties; but it would not be fair to call upon this Colony to effectthis object bypaying £500 a year foran arrangement which would be - as I shall show - disadvantageousto itself.4. The duties of the AttorneyGeneral to this Government consistsimply inconducting criminal
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asanysuch restrictionЉуму•that recommended by my Rudecesor, and I have accordinglydecided that the AttorneyวGeneralshall continue upon the presentof £1000 a year Salay,arrangement of £1,000 with private practice.2.I have been led to this decision by the following considerations._3.In the first place the example advanced by Sir John Bowringin recommendation, support namaly, thehisofCare of appeals fromthe Consular Courts, has beenrendered inapplicable to this Government by the separation which has since taken placeSir John Booring Sir Rd." Lytton. 199 of 9 thing! 1955-408between the bovennslip of Stoughton and the Superintendency of Trave in China. It may, perhaps, beconsidered desirable that the Ambassador in china when retingin a Judicialhave the adviceCapacityshouldof a Law Officerprofessionally unconnected with any of the litigant parties; but it would not be fair to call this Colony to effectpaying £500 athisto call upon object by year foran arrangement which would be - as I shall show - disadvantageonsto itself.4. The rities of the AttorneyGeneral to this Government comentinsimply inconducting criminal
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be fettered with

as

any

such restriction

Љуму

• that recommended by my Rudecesor, and I have accordingly

decided that the Attorney

ว

General

shall continue upon the present

of £1000 a year Salay,

arrangement of £1,000

with private practice.

2.

I have been led to this decision by the following considerations._

3.

In the first place the example advanced by Sir John Bowring

in

recommendation,

support namaly, the

his

of

Care

of appeals from

the Consular Courts, has been

rendered inapplicable to this Government by the separation which has since taken place

Sir John Booring Sir Rd." Lytton. 199 of 9 thing! 1955-

408

between the bovennslip of Stoughton and the Superintendency of Trave in China. It may, perhaps, be

considered desirable that the Ambassador in china when reting

in a Judicial

have the advice

Capacity

should

of a Law Officer

professionally unconnected with any of the litigant parties; but it would not be fair to call this Colony to effect

paying £500 a

this

to call upon

object by

year for

an

arrangement which would be - as I shall show - disadvantageons

to itself.

4. The rities of the Attorney

General to this Government coment

in

simply in

conducting criminal

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