CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3] — Page 201

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opinion who, if any happened to them, would

say that they

were

acting

in accordance with the

"authoritative opinion of the Government, and were ___ "entitled to be either supported by Government or compensated: by it for loss incurred

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whilst acting within its

"advice"

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of the above opinion has been sent to the letter of Mess." Butterfield +

Swire.

b.

Until I shall be

otherwise instructed by Your Lordship, I shall act in accordance with the opinion of my responsible. Legal Adviser, the Attorney-General;

and I shall cause a similar.

reply

to be sent to the

many... similar applications which will

probably be addressed to

my.

Government. If it is desired that

I should act otherwise in

any

respect