CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7] — Page 420

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after taking mont be guided by the

advice of the Attorney General,

Exercere

and use

your

own

discretion

to

As

on allowing or forbidding

a

Government Officer

in any case

to prosecute

a

Newspaper for libel.

3. It is of course very rarely desirable to

take official notice of

or to take legal proceedings

in respect of newspaper

Criticisms, but

any

allegation of improper

conduct to which public attention may be directed

409

in a newspaper, should be

inquired into by the Government, whatever may

be the character of that paper,

should be inquired into by

the Government, unless

you have sufficient assurance to

know that the allegation

is altogether incorrect.

4. In regard to the publication of Government advertisements in the

local news papers.

in cases where great

publicity is desirable

it would be safer

than given by a simple

notice in the "Gazette"

you must use your own

discretion,

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Page 421

it is generally advisable to use your discretion, taking into

consideration the probability

that each of the papers

among whom the advertisements may be circulated

is probably read by a certain

section of the population.

may read

One

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after taking mont be guided by the advice of the Attorney General, Exercere and use your own discretion to As on allowing or forbidding a Government Officer in any case to prosecute a Newspaper for libel. 3. It is of course very rarely desirable to take official notice of or to take legal proceedings in respect of newspaper Criticisms, but any allegation of improper conduct to which public attention may be directed 409 in a newspaper, should be inquired into by the Government, whatever may be the character of that paper, should be inquired into by the Government, unless you have sufficient assurance to know that the allegation is altogether incorrect. 4. In regard to the publication of Government advertisements in the local news papers. in cases where great publicity is desirable it would be safer than given by a simple notice in the "Gazette" you must use your own discretion, Page 420 Page 421 it is generally advisable to use your discretion, taking into consideration the probability that each of the papers among whom the advertisements may be circulated is probably read by a certain section of the population. may read One
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after taking mont be guided by the advice of the Attorney General, Exercere and use Jour own discretion to As on allowing or forbidding a fovernment Officer in any case a to prosecute Newspaper for libel. 3. It is of course verz ravely desirable to take official notice of or to take legal proceedings in respect of newspaper Criticisms, but any allegation of unpropen conduct to which public attention may be directed 409 in a newspaper, should be inquired with by the fort whatever may X be the cha- racter of that paper, should be inquired unto by the Government, unless you have sufficient assurance know that the allegation is altogether incorrect. . In regard to the publication of Government advertisements in the local news papers. in cases in Shrech Daily Papers, where grat publicity is desirable would to saurod than given by a simple (only notice in the for "fazette Mercing fou must we your ann doseration, Page 420Page 421 it is generally adriable discretion, taking inte Swi time to all pope without Consideration the probabilit oistinction which have a cercitation / that each of the papers anisny thon whom the asvertisements may is probe read by a certain cestar section of the population. may read One
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after taking mont be guided by the

advice of the Attorney General,

Exercere

and use

Jour

own

discretion

to

As

on allowing or forbidding

a

fovernment Officer

in any case

a

to prosecute

Newspaper for libel.

3. It is of course verz ravely desirable to

take official notice of

or to take legal proceedings

in respect of newspaper

Criticisms, but

any

allegation of unpropen

conduct to which public attention may be directed

409

in a newspaper, should be

inquired with by the fort whatever may

X

be the cha-

racter of that paper,

should be inquired unto by

the Government, unless

you have sufficient assurance

know that the allegation

is altogether incorrect.

. In regard to the publication of Government advertisements in the

local news papers.

in cases in Shrech

Daily Papers, where grat

publicity is desirable

would to saurod

than given by a simple

(only

notice in the for "fazette

Mercing

fou must we your ann

doseration,

Page 420Page 421

it is generally adriable discretion, taking inte

Swi

time to all pope without

Consideration the probabilit

oistinction which have a cercitation

/

that each of the papers

anisny

thon whom the asvertisements may is probe read by a certain

cestar

section of the population.

may read

One

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