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under the rxisting dystino.

8. It is riot, I believe, denied in

any quarter that it would be better

in priori theat the Attorney General of Hong kong I would be precluded promo private practice; — the difficulty of a change is allowed to be incerely a

question of money - But there is

such as

strong feeling

ow this subject

here, that several Inember of the Council, both Official and Unofficial,

have assured the theat the Colonial

Legislature would gladly provide

whatever devrai

to

neay

be recessa

ecessary

secure for the public the undivided

X.

It will be umembered theat all salaries in the East are paid in.

of the letterney.

Allegiance and services of the be

- General,

- loew if it were required.

to vote him the same

ce salary

with the

X

silver currenty Chief Justice. £.8. £₤2600 per annuus

But this cannot be nece

ecessary.

It is

well-known that, in the present

over-stocked condition

of

the English.

Bar, there are miserous Barristers

of high University distinctions, and

이

Considerable profercional.

acquirements, who would be glad to

accept the Office of Attorney General

Salary

for this clony

V

at the same da

as the Colonical Secretary, theat is, at

fifteer hundred pounds (£1,500}

per

allegiance.