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position he might have escaped

Much very unpleasant labour,

and I should have found myself at the

very outset left without what I most required - sound and impartial

legal advice

He, however, on the contrary, for the two years which ensued before I had the advantage of a permanent legal adviser, was to sacrifice his

convenience and comfort,

Always ready and & to give me his advice

assistance whenever he was able to do so without prejudice to the performance of his

Judicial duties

He also, at my request, accepted a

temporary seat in the Executive Council

and assisted in a very onerous

labourious Inquiry - Civil Lunatic Asylum which Extended

over thirteen months

and during the progress of which his sound judgment, and

legal knowledge proved to be

of the greatest assistance.

Upon the arrival of permanent Attorney General Mr Adams resigned his seat in

Executive Council, and in thus

expecting the constitutional line which ought

under ordinary circumstances to be preserved

between Executive and Judicial

functions was gradually

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136 position he might have escaped Much very unpleasant labour, and I should have found myself at the very outset left without what I most required - sound and impartial legal advice He, however, on the contrary, for the two years which ensued before I had the advantage of a permanent legal adviser, was to sacrifice his convenience and comfort, Always ready and & to give me his advice assistance whenever he was able to do so without prejudice to the performance of his Judicial duties He also, at my request, accepted a temporary seat in the Executive Council and assisted in a very onerous labourious Inquiry - Civil Lunatic Asylum which Extended over thirteen months and during the progress of which his sound judgment, and legal knowledge proved to be of the greatest assistance. Upon the arrival of permanent Attorney General Mr Adams resigned his seat in Executive Council, and in thus expecting the constitutional line which ought under ordinary circumstances to be preserved between Executive and Judicial functions was gradually
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F 136 position he might have socaped Much very unpleasant labour, and I should have found myulf at the very cutset left without what I most nguined - sound and impartial legal adire He, however, on the contrary, for the two yan which susued before I had the advantage of a permanent legal advices, was to sacrifice his convenience and comfect, Always ready Our and & to give me his advin assistance whenever he was able to do so without prejudice to the performann of his Indicial duties He also, at my request, ampted a temporary seat in the Executive Council and assisted in and an ichsome unts laborious Inquiry Civil Lunine Aburi which Extended. over thirtien munthes / and during T the progress of which his hunsolide, and legal presved a of the quatert assistance. Upon the arrival of permanent Atterbey General lin Adams usigned his seat in Executive Council, and in ther expects the constitutional line which ought unde adinary cricumstances to be presved between Fecution Indicial functions was graduall
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position he might have socaped

Much

very unpleasant labour,

and I should have found myulf at the

very

cutset

left without what I most

nguined - sound and impartial

legal

adire

He, however,

on the contrary, for the two yan which susued before I had the advantage of a permanent legal advices, was to sacrifice his

convenience and comfect,

Always ready

Our

and

& to give me his advin

assistance whenever he was

able to do so without prejudice to the performann of his

Indicial duties

He also, at

my request, ampted a

temporary

seat in the Executive Council

and assisted in

and

an

ichsome

unts

laborious Inquiry

Civil Lunine Aburi which Extended.

over

thirtien munthes

/

and during

T

the progress of which his hunsolide, and

legal presved

a

of the quatert assistance.

Upon the arrival of permanent Atterbey General lin Adams usigned his seat in

Executive Council, and

in ther

expects the constitutional line which ought

unde

adinary

cricumstances to be presved

between Fecution

Indicial

functions was graduall

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