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duties or

the extra duties would

have to be imposed upon them by Colonial Offices regulatimor by legislation. In the one case it seems

to me it

would be un

injustice

to the officer who in order to

secure

Arr

appointment would

have to undertake extra duties

no payment

for which he received, no,

Cadi

In the other

me it would be

as it seems to

a 11

injustice

to the Colony which would have to provide for the performan of duties for which the Secretary of state for War in the Admiralty ought to make provision. Thew

it would be an

state

of

amin alons

for Colonial law

things for

officers to be officially advising

Military and Naval authorities.

without

reference to the focal

Gwernment and in Cases of difference between such authorities.

or between either of them and the

local divernment who are the law

officers of the Colony to advise and,

assist. Besides I have knoww

cases in which the Military and

Naval authorities had not

confidence in the law offices of the Colony

and declined to seek

their advice or assistance preferring

it

to