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Peace have had with the Senior Acting Police Magistrate, Mr. C.V. Creagh, and the late Acting Colonial Secretary, Mr.
May.
2.
Mr. Keswick and the four.
gentlemen who are associated with him in this matter, desired to hold a meeting of the Visiting Justices of the Gaol under the provisions of Ordinance 4 of 1863. They also wanted Mr. Creagh to preside. ott breagh declined, after having through
the Executive the Attorney General's opinion. Mr. Keswick and the four others
obtained.
than demanded a copy of the opinion given by the Attorney General .
3.
As I should not like to.
establish the inconvenient precedent of
producing copies of the Attorney General's opinions given to the Executive for the guidance of an Executive Officer, I caused: Mr. Keswick and his friends to be told. that whilst I would not give them copies
of the opinion they wanted to see, I would be glad to invite the eAttorney General to express his opinion on any question of law respecting their frenctions as Justices of
Visiting Justices of the Gaol that they may wish, and that there would, be no difficulty in giving them a copy of such opinion.
the Peace
4.
of as
As to their desire to hold a
meeting they
were told that "The Governor
· will be happy to authorize and facilitate
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