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10664

In 585.

Hony Kong, 38th April, 1869.

To His Excellency

the Chief Justice.

Hon: John Smale

Colonial Secretary

(Hon. J. Gardiner Austin)

Vacation Leave-

Respecting his original application for -

Enclosure 3 in Governor's despatch. No. 683 of 5. April, 1869.

Attorney General's Office

Hong Kong 18 March 1869.

I have the honor to transmit a Copy of a letter from the Chief Justice dated the 17th instant and which reached me between 5 and 6 pm. that day.

His extraordinary interpretation of the Ordinance to which he refers coupled with such a wholesale use of the Power which he conceived to possessarrants when, far from there being any Pressure of business, the work of the Supreme Court has not been so light for many years, leads me to infer that the step he has taken on the eve of the Sessions had no other object but deliberately to create a complication which would prevent my holding any longer the appointment of

The Honble

J. Gardiner Austin

Colonial Secretary

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10664 In 585. Hony Kong, 38th April, 1869. To His Excellency the Chief Justice. Hon: John Smale Colonial Secretary (Hon. J. Gardiner Austin) Vacation Leave- Respecting his original application for - Enclosure 3 in Governor's despatch. No. 683 of 5. April, 1869. Attorney General's Office Hong Kong 18 March 1869. I have the honor to transmit a Copy of a letter from the Chief Justice dated the 17th instant and which reached me between 5 and 6 pm. that day. His extraordinary interpretation of the Ordinance to which he refers coupled with such a wholesale use of the Power which he conceived to possessarrants when, far from there being any Pressure of business, the work of the Supreme Court has not been so light for many years, leads me to infer that the step he has taken on the eve of the Sessions had no other object but deliberately to create a complication which would prevent my holding any longer the appointment of The Honble J. Gardiner Austin Colonial Secretary
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10664

In 585.

Hany tong, 38th April, 1869.

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Han: John Smale

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Lolonial Secretary

Hon. I. G. Austin)

Vacation Leave-

Respecting his original application for -

Enclosure 3 in Governor Fr Richard Graves MacDonnell Kaspatch. N. 683 of 5. * April, 1869.

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forme so 1.

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Attorney General's Office

Hong Kong 18 March 1869.

I have the honor se hansmit a Copy of a letter from the Chief fewtice dated the 17th instant and which reached me between 5 and 6 pm. that day.

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is for many years, lecuts infer that the stop he hows taken on the

rvey eve

of the Sessions had no other object but deliberately to create a com- plication which would prevent my holding any longer the appointment of

The Hon ble

J. Gardiner Austin

Colonial Secretary

Aesing

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