CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9] — Page 472

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This has never been done and temporary accommodation having been provided in Hosby's Store, an adjacent building, for some of the Officers of the Supreme Court, there is no absolute necessity at the present moment for resuming possession of these chambers, which as stated in Lui M. Hicks Beach's despatch, occupy "sufficient space for the discharge of a large private practice, which is carried on by himself (Mr Sharp) his partners and their private Clerks. The opportunity that will be presented by a vacancy in the appointment should, in my opinion, be availed of for stipulating that these Chambers are to be given up whenever required.

An allowance of $30 a month would, I informed, be sufficient for an office for the performance of the Government work by the Crown Solicitor, though it would not represent anything like the value to the Solicitor of the Chambers now occupied by him.

3. I annex the usual enclosure paper of particulars of the Office.

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466 This has never been done and temporary accommodation having been provided in Hosby's Store, an adjacent building, for some of the Officers of the Supreme Court, there is no absolute necessity at the present moment for resuming possession of these chambers, which as stated in Lui M. Hicks Beach's despatch, occupy "sufficient space for the discharge of a large private practice, which is carried on by himself (Mr Sharp) his partners and their private Clerks. The opportunity that will be presented by a vacancy in the appointment should, in my opinion, be availed of for stipulating that these Chambers are to be given up whenever required. An allowance of $30 a month would, I informed, be sufficient for an office for the performance of the Government work by the Crown Solicitor, though it would not represent anything like the value to the Solicitor of the Chambers now occupied by him. 3. I annex the usual enclosure paper of particulars of the Office. A
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466 This has never been done and temporary accommodation having been provided in hosby's Store, an adjacent building, for so some of the Officers of the Suprence bust, shere is no abcdute necessity at the present moment for resuming poocession of these chambers, which as stated in Lui M. sticks Beach's despatch, occupy "sufficient space for che "discharge of a large private "practice, which is carried on by himself (Mr Sharp) his partners and their private "Terks. The opportunity chat will will be presented by a vacancy in the appointent should, in my opinion, be availed of for stipulating that these Chambers are to be given up whenever required On Allowance of $30 a month would, I informed, be sufficiené for a office for the performa performance of the Government work by frown lolicitor, though it would not represent anything like the value to the known Д the Solicitor of the Chambers of now occupied by him. 3. I annex the usual molosure" paper of particulars of the Office A [
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This has never been done and

temporary accommodation having been provided in hosby's Store, an adjacent building, for so

some of the Officers of the Suprence bust, shere is no abcdute necessity at the present moment for resuming poocession of these chambers, which as stated in Lui M. sticks Beach's despatch, occupy "sufficient space for che "discharge of a large private "practice, which is carried on by himself (Mr Sharp) his partners and their private "Terks. The opportunity chat

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