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defence, the majority of the Council expressed themselves willing

approve of a Solicitor being

to

Now

instructed to visit the prisoner. and make a report to the Executive, but the Governor said he should not like to do anything that

- would be departure from the

principles

laid down in

September

last by Chief Justice Sir John Imale, to which he had

referred, that the accused.

should have the aid of

Solicitor before the trial.

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in order to enable Honourable Members to make themselves.

acquainted with the depositions taken at the Magistracy and the lepositions taken at the Inquest...... -held by the Coroner.

(signed) J. Pope. Hennessy,

Governor.

Read and Confirmed

This 1st Day of Quly, 1878

Clerk of Councils .

His Excellency finally

adjourns the meeting initel

Monday the 1st July at 2.30pm.

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