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of Hong Kong (Mr O'Malley) to transmit the enclosed Memorandum, on those parts of that despatch which regard the opinion previously given by him on certain points connected with the constitution of the Legislative Council of this Colony.
2. It will be seen that the intimation as to whether the decision over-ruling the advice of the Attorney General adheres to his former opinion, I should mention that it has been remarked here that the despatch now under reply (No. 51) contains no indication whether the Law Officer of the Crown in this Colony was taken on the advice of the Law Officers of the Crown in England, or only on the advice of the Colonial Department in Downing Street; and that, with all due respect for that Department, the opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown or legal points would necessarily carry far more weight, and would be regarded as definitely settling...
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of Hong Kong (Mr O'Malley) to
trausmit the enclosed Memorandum,
on those parts of
that despatch
which regard the opission previously given by him on certain points
Connected with the constitution
of the Legislative Council of
Colony-
2.
this
It will be seen that the
intivation as to whether the
Enclosure
decision over
- ruling the advice
of
U
Attorney Gecceral adheres to his former opinion, I should mention
that it has been remarked here
that the despatch
now under
reply (Nr. 51) contains no ~
the Law Officer of the Crown in
this Colony
was taken ou
the
advice of the Law Officers of the Crown in England, or only on
the advice, the Colonial ~
:ce of the
Department in Downing Street ; and that, with all due respect
for that Department, the opinion
of the Law Officers of the Crown
or
legal pouts would necessarily
carry far
more weight, and
would be regarded as definitely
intimation
Settling
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