CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 329

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that their

recognize officers will be their first duties are to the Crown and will scrupulously see that they

take up no matters which can

interfere with, either directly or indirectly, with such duties and have

sufficient time to attend to private practice as well as to their public duties. I think it is of great advantage to the public that they

should be permitted to have

private practice.

The advantages are

threefold. First, that you

are

likely

to procure more competent

men than could be obtained where

the officer is dependent solely

on a salary,

that a Colony would be

disposed to provide for its law

officers, and the law officers would

be more

satisfied with their positions than if they saw men

in private practice with incomes

much greater than their own.

Secondly, that being brought into

daily contact with the

general

public, especially with those who are concerned in litigation, they

are much more competent to

advise the Government in matters

relating to the administration

of justice. And thirdly, that being

dependent upon the outside

Community for any addition to

their...

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325 that their recognize officers will be their first duties are to the Crown and will scrupulously see that they take up no matters which can interfere with, either directly or indirectly, with such duties and have sufficient time to attend to private practice as well as to their public duties. I think it is of great advantage to the public that they should be permitted to have private practice. The advantages are threefold. First, that you are likely to procure more competent men than could be obtained where the officer is dependent solely on a salary, that a Colony would be disposed to provide for its law officers, and the law officers would be more satisfied with their positions than if they saw men in private practice with incomes much greater than their own. Secondly, that being brought into daily contact with the general public, especially with those who are concerned in litigation, they are much more competent to advise the Government in matters relating to the administration of justice. And thirdly, that being dependent upon the outside Community for any addition to their...
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that their

recognize officers will he first duties are to the frown and will scrupulously see that they

take up no matters which can

interfere wither directly or indirectly with such duties and have

sufficient time to attend to privato practice as well as to their public) duties I think it is of great advantage to the public that they

should be permitted to have

private practice.

The advantages are

threefold first that you

are

likely

to procure more competent

1W/W

thaw could be obtained whero

the officer is dependent solely

bu-w

Salary

J

Salary that a Colony would be

disposed to provides for its law

officers and the law officers would

be mort,

satisfied with their positions than if they sawmen

in private practice with incomes

than their own.

much greater ༣༣༣.

Secondly that being brought into

daily contact with the

general

are

public especially with those who concerned in litigation they

are much more competent to

advise the Government in matters

relating to the administration

If justice. And thirdly that being

dependent upon the outside

Community for any addition to

insir

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