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or kiri

I delayed making my opinion Paper, until I turned to an examination deemed

Ispeaking to the Memorandum upon it :

whail

I did only on Saturday:-

be aques with me in attaching a good deal of weight to the arguments of Mr. Smale, and Jan Skuil

I have to thank you for your kind summis, it is really painful to say a voluntary holinioniune in Bulionibu.

at any rate I hesitated to fui Exfent fento the application in this case.

The honourable Bar

Such as it? be perhaps rotten at the core is the Merit for its faithful discharge & duty + Aufiduum in time hocams Should

h

In liberty with hold

El 2 Jul. 1866.

not,

lion is

305

case longer

I have delayed the decision of this case longer than I could wish and all the more that I come to a different conclusion from that arrived at by Mr. Cordwell.

This

by which Mr. Smale might have had this present offered to him for his acceptance

A

large private practice

as a successful lawyer enjoying the leads of the bar

but I think it is of the Address that it was in his last capacity that this gift was intended.

The Colonial regulations apply specifically to holders of public office alone, but the 8. aphew conter letter of the 22 Sep. lays down that the rule with regard to presents is applicable to all Colonial officers: and it approves more clearly than to those who are connected with the legal and judicial business of the Colony.

It must be borne in mind that Mr.

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or kiri I delayed making my opinion Paper, until I turned to an examination deemed Ispeaking to the Memorandum upon it : whail I did only on Saturday:- be aques with me in attaching a good deal of weight to the arguments of Mr. Smale, and Jan Skuil I have to thank you for your kind summis, it is really painful to say a voluntary holinioniune in Bulionibu. at any rate I hesitated to fui Exfent fento the application in this case. The honourable Bar Such as it? be perhaps rotten at the core is the Merit for its faithful discharge & duty + Aufiduum in time hocams Should h In liberty with hold El 2 Jul. 1866. not, lion is 305 case longer I have delayed the decision of this case longer than I could wish and all the more that I come to a different conclusion from that arrived at by Mr. Cordwell. This by which Mr. Smale might have had this present offered to him for his acceptance A large private practice as a successful lawyer enjoying the leads of the bar but I think it is of the Address that it was in his last capacity that this gift was intended. The Colonial regulations apply specifically to holders of public office alone, but the 8. aphew conter letter of the 22 Sep. lays down that the rule with regard to presents is applicable to all Colonial officers: and it approves more clearly than to those who are connected with the legal and judicial business of the Colony. It must be borne in mind that Mr.
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or kiri I delayed miting my opinion Papur, until Jurned han an obfentimit demed Ispeaking to he Abellum apen it : whail Idid only Euturday: - be aques with me in attaching a good deal gwright foun Mr. Surah, _ and Jan Skuil agguments gld. Smale, - { ја Baniste may euin honovanimi ally kind I his summis, it is reamly pumible to say a voluntary holinionine in Bulionibu. at any rate Ichened buitate to fui Exfent fento th application in this can. The horum yker Bar Such what w? be perteaks rotten are is the Menit for its faitiful distrage & duty + Aufiduum in time hocams Should h In liftetty with hold El 2 Jul. 1866. not, lion is 305 case longer I have dilagect the division of this case than I could wish and all the more that I come & a different conclusion from that amined at Mr. Cordwell- Thin by which Mr. 4 hron au thou capurists in any one Smah might have had this present offered A for his aneptanc lage private practice Со to Attorney General char from the termes A sucessful lawzee enjoying as the leads of the bar •* but I think it is of The Address that it- was in than third a last capacity that this gift was lendund. The Colonial regulations ainly apply shrifically to podemors alone, but the 8. aphew conter letter ofthe 22 Sef. lays down that the rule with regard is the couidend. ti presenti as applicable hall Colonial officus: and it approves Wome to hove more charly than to those who comenid with the legal and judicial buing of the Colony. It must be bome in mind that Mr. au
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or kiri

I delayed miting my opinion Papur, until Jurned han an obfentimit

demed

Ispeaking to he Abellum apen it :

whail

Idid

only Euturday: -

be aques

with me

in attaching a good deal gwright

foun Mr. Surah, _ and Jan Skuil

agguments gld. Smale, -

{

ја

Baniste

may

euin

honovanimi

ally

kind

I his summis, it is reamly pumible to say

a voluntary holinionine in Bulionibu.

at any

rate

Ichened buitate to fui

Exfent fento

th

application in this can.

The horum yker Bar

Such what w? be perteaks rotten are

is the Menit for its faitiful distrage & duty + Aufiduum in time hocams Should

h

In liftetty

with hold

El 2 Jul. 1866.

not,

lion is

305

case longer

I have dilagect the division of this case

than I could wish and all the more that I come

& a different conclusion from that amined at Mr. Cordwell-

Thin

by

which Mr.

4 hron

au thou capurists in any one Smah might have had this present offered

A

for his aneptanc lage private practice

Со

to Attorney General

char from the termes

A

sucessful lawzee enjoying

as

the leads of

the bar

•*

but I think it is

of

The Address that it- was in than third a last capacity that this gift was lendund. The Colonial regulations

ainly apply shrifically to podemors alone, but the 8. aphew conter letter ofthe 22 Sef. lays down that the rule with regard

is the couidend.

ti presenti

as applicable hall

Colonial officus: and it approves Wome to

hove more charly than to those who comenid with the legal and judicial buing of the Colony.

It must be bome in mind that Mr.

au

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