CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4] — Page 268

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"in the Magistrates' Court, and the want of a lawyer to deal with them much felt. The pay of the very Magistrate's office is also good enough to secure a suitable man with legal training."

It will be seen from the annexed letter that the Judges of the Supreme Court are strongly of the same opinion with the Attorney-General. So also are the Colonial Secretary (M. Marsh) and other Members of the Executive Council.

I certainly think it proper that one at least of the two Police Magistrates should be a member of the English Bar. I believe, moreover, that not one of the five candidates, whose applications are forwarded herewith, possesses the requisite qualifications. But if a Barrister is sent out from England, he should be warned beforehand that he will have hard work in a very hard and depressing climate; that to perform his duty with real efficiency, he should acquire some knowledge of Chinese, the most difficult of all languages; and that to deal with Chinese

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267 "in the Magistrates' Court, and the want of a lawyer to deal with them much felt. The pay of the very Magistrate's office is also good enough to secure a suitable man with legal training." It will be seen from the annexed letter that the Judges of the Supreme Court are strongly of the same opinion with the Attorney-General. So also are the Colonial Secretary (M. Marsh) and other Members of the Executive Council. I certainly think it proper that one at least of the two Police Magistrates should be a member of the English Bar. I believe, moreover, that not one of the five candidates, whose applications are forwarded herewith, possesses the requisite qualifications. But if a Barrister is sent out from England, he should be warned beforehand that he will have hard work in a very hard and depressing climate; that to perform his duty with real efficiency, he should acquire some knowledge of Chinese, the most difficult of all languages; and that to deal with Chinese Enclosure No. 6.

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" in the Magistrates' Court, and the want of a lawyer to deal with them

much felt. The pay of the

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"office is also good enough to secure

a suitable man with legal training."

It will be seen from

the annexed letter that the Judges of

the Supreme Court are strongly of ~

the same

opinion with the Attorney- General. So also are the Colonial

Secretary (M. Marsh) and other ~ Members of the Executive Council.

I certainly think it

proper that one at least of the two

Police

Enclosure No. 6.

M Mack'sant

Blice Magistrates should be a member of the English Bar. I believe, moreover, of the five candidates, __

that not one

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forwarded

herewith, possesses the requisite.

qualifications. But if a Barrister is _ sent out from England, he should_ be warned before hand that he will

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depressing climate; that to perform his duty with real efficiency, he __ should acquire

some

Knowledge of

Chinese, the most difficult of all

languages; and that to deal with

Chinese

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