CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5] — Page 126

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that he entirely ignores the decision of Your Lordship's department as to the Prerogative right of the Attorney General to file a criminal Information is obvious. The whole community here has become interested in having those questions submitted to an authoritative decision.

10. I will also venture on one point to anticipate Your Lordship's opinion - which is that I believe it impossible for any person carefully to peruse the documents now submitted without at least conceding that this Government has throughout been animated entirely by a wish to do in all respects that which is just to all the parties concerned, and if any obstruction has been offered to the equitable and fair course of the matter which this Government, since it came into its hands, has sought to pursue, I also think it would be difficult to avoid admitting that such obstruction has proceeded from the Chief Justice himself.

11. I shall not however anticipate the decision of the Judicial Committee. I have only at present to urge on Your Lordship the necessity of taking early the necessary steps - unless you contrary to direct that some eminent Solicitor be engaged to take steps to the measures for prosecuting the Appeal and for that purpose to retain the services of H. Ma's Attorney, Solicitor General.

12. The Chief Justice has refused to comply

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1239 that he entirely ignores the decision of Your Lordship's department as to the Prerogative right of the Attorney General to file a criminal Information is obvious. The whole community here has become interested in having those questions submitted to an authoritative decision. 10. I will also venture on one point to anticipate Your Lordship's opinion - which is that I believe it impossible for any person carefully to peruse the documents now submitted without at least conceding that this Government has throughout been animated entirely by a wish to do in all respects that which is just to all the parties concerned, and if any obstruction has been offered to the equitable and fair course of the matter which this Government, since it came into its hands, has sought to pursue, I also think it would be difficult to avoid admitting that such obstruction has proceeded from the Chief Justice himself. 11. I shall not however anticipate the decision of the Judicial Committee. I have only at present to urge on Your Lordship the necessity of taking early the necessary steps - unless you contrary to direct that some eminent Solicitor be engaged to take steps to the measures for prosecuting the Appeal and for that purpose to retain the services of H. Ma's Attorney, Solicitor General. 12. The Chief Justice has refused to comply

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