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of inggeríèd alterations which recouround

think letter.

Also

a letter

from

the Honorable

the Chief Justice on the subject.

Judge Ball has perused the

Graft and

and he will write me with his views and Bservations thereon.

The Abservations from the Chamber of Commerce being as to detail will (as it appear to me) be mas proculy considered in Committee if and when the Bill shall reach that stage and I have

thought its better als present to forward them with the Draft Bill.–

The objections of the Chief Justice

being directed to the whole

scope of

the

Draft Irdinance will I am sure receive

the consideration due to his great

learning and experience

It was atter

very

anxious

consideration and after much becitation

and doubt that I concluded

on

adopting

the form of enactment embodied in the draft which I send

you: my respect for this deliberate opinion of the Thief Iustice induces me to feel that

my scheme for amending the

Insolvents

Taw may

be faulty; but

the whole I think it as a

on the

タ

choice

evils the best adapted to the wants

of this Colony-

My only with is that the best

1

plan be adopted, I therefore is noth think it necessary to repeat my