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have caused much comment by the Public and no little scandal. Therefore, I think a statement of the leading facts should be put before Your Lordship.
2. The leave of absence for a fortnight or three weeks from the 10th Instant having been obtained by the Attorney General, it became necessary to appoint some one to act for him at the Criminal Sessions of the 18th Instant. Mr Justice Ball, whose extremely obliging offer to act as Police Magistrate I have already reported in my despatch No. 246 of 12th Instant, consented to act during the short interval and was likely to be generally available to advise the Government on matters not before him judicially, and to do any work usually devolving on the Attorney General.
3. For the purpose of bringing a criminal case under the cognizance of the Supreme Court, it is necessary under the 4th Section of Ordinance 3 of 1865, in the absence of the Attorney General, that somebody should be nominated and appointed by His Excellency the Governor to sign the Informations, which by other provisions of the Ordinance should be ready five days before the sitting of the Court.
4. The Attorney General left on Sunday the 10th Instant, and Mr Ball, having drawn attention to the provisions of the Ordinance, waited on me at my Office on Tuesday the 12th Instant, and was nominated and appointed by me to sign the Informations required by the Ordinance. He subsequently
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have caused much comment by the Public
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and no little scandal. Therefore, I
think a statement of the leading facts should be put before Your Lordship.
2. The
leave
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Attorney General having obtained
absence for a fortnight or three week's
from the 10° Instant, it became necesary to
appoint
some one to act for him at the Criminal Seprions of the 18° Instant. Me"
Justice Ball, whose extremely obliging offer to act as Police Magistrate I have already
my despatch No 246 of 12t
reported
in
Instant consented
to
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during the short interval
advise the Government likely to come generally
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to do
on matters not
before him judicially, and
any
work usually devolving
the Attorney General.
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For the purpose of bringing a kriminal
case under the
bourt it is
Cognizance of the Supreme
necefsary
under the 4th Section
of Ordinance 3 of 1865. in the absence of
Attorney General that somebody" should be
nominated and appointed by His Excellency
the Governor to sign the Informations, which by other provisions of the Ordinance should
ready five days before the sitting of the
be
bourt.
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The Attorney General left on Sunday the 10" Instant, and "Mo" Ball, having
drawn
attention to the provisions of the Ordinance,
waited
on me
at
Office on Tuesday the
my Office
12" Instant, and was
by
me nominated and
The informations
appointed to sign the
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required by the Ordinance - He subsequently
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