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individuals. I think that before

I would resort to the

sweeping

measure of depriving

of depriving all law officers

of private practice which really fits them to discharge their public duties in most instances

I would try the effect of defining to some extent the duties.

of

the

to the

up law officers which present time has never been done,

There is another point

also which I think should be

taken into consideration with

respect to the abolition of private

practice and one that I have heard,

mentioned more than

new

by

of standing in various Colonies

and

and that is that with its limited

number

men to be,

of professional found in most of the smaller

A

great

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Voluries it would be hardship to members of the general Community if in matters which

might affect their fortunes and perhaps their reputations and in

which the Crown could have

possible concern they

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were to be

deprived of the advice and, in

assistance of

in whow.

they placed the greatest confidence corresponding advantage.

with wo

or ad

advantage of any sort to the Crown and simply because

the Crown had retained

their