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With reference to the fact that a solicitor had not been assiqued by

the Court in this case for

for the prisoncis

defence, M. Billiers have put the

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following

minute

the

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recards

of

the

recentive Council.

"The Attorney

"General desired to and that with

respect to the litter of her John

"Iriate of September 12th 1877. he "had not read it till the last "meeting of Council. Stat be known

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that the Chief Justice hak

Sustice had expreped

so strong

Opinion and that Stis

Rxcellency the Governo had

agreed

with him he would certainly have suggested to the Court the assigning

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of an Attorney to prepare the priemer's defence come days before the trial, and he would undertake

to do so in future.

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Mr. Snowden does not however

quite agree with the Chief Justice

and with me in this matter of

apigning an Attorney and he has

written some letters to me

the

subject which I shall have the hown of laying before you in another Despatch.

I have the hown to be.

Sir,

Your Most Obedient Stumble Servant,

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