CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 246

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243

does

not seem

that

any subsequent

Commanding Officer has

sat in the Legislative

Council.

7

I concur in

your opinion that it is not

desirable in principle

that the Chief Justice

should sit in

a Colonial Legislature unless

a sufficient number

of qualified persons cannot

be otherwise obtained;

and I also fully agree with you in thinking

that the existing

arrangement should

not be disturbed while

the present Chief Justice continues to hold

his office.

8.

I further approve

of your recommendation

that the Surveyor General, who is at

present an unofficial

Member, should be

transferred to the official

side of the Legislative Council; and as

you have already been instructed by my telegram

of the 19th of April that

the Registrar General is

to have a seat in

the Legislative Council,

the matter is well...

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C 243 does not seem that any subsequent Commanding Officer has sat in the Legislative Council. 7 I concur in your opinion that it is not desirable in principle that the Chief Justice should sit in a Colonial Legislature unless a sufficient number of qualified persons cannot be otherwise obtained; and I also fully agree with you in thinking that the existing arrangement should not be disturbed while the present Chief Justice continues to hold his office. 8. I further approve of your recommendation that the Surveyor General, who is at present an unofficial Member, should be transferred to the official side of the Legislative Council; and as you have already been instructed by my telegram of the 19th of April that the Registrar General is to have a seat in the Legislative Council, the matter is well...
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C

243

does

not seem

that

any subsequent

manding Officer has

sat in the legislative

Council.

7

I concurs in

your.

opinion that it is not

desirable in principle

that the Chref Justice

chould set in

a

Colonial Legislature umbes

Aze

đ

suf.

i any ficient number

f

qualified persons canesot

be otherwise obtamed;

and I also fully agres with in thinking

здел

that the

existing

angement should

not

be

C

be disturbed while.

the present Chiefs

Justice consunies to hold

his office.

8. J

further approve

of your

recommendation

that the Surveyor

General who is at

present

unofficial

Member, should be

transferred to the

д

ficial

ride of the Legis.

-lative Council; and as

beer

you have already instructed by my telegram

of the 19th of April that

the Registrar Leveral in

to have

a seat su

Regulative Council

the

well

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