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per aur

I together with the future.

prospect of a retiring pension, and

of ultimate promotion to the Bench. what is wanted here is simply a competent Barrister of good commow sense and knowledge of the world

rather than

than of

quere prefesecizial

technicalities, to advise the Governor on the question of a legal nature

which arise in the current Course

of business ; and who should be

at the same

totican

time a fair drafts

to prepare and revize the local

Ordinances; and a

and a fair

Crinunal

lacoyer, fitted to decide what pereous

should

should be put on their trial, and

to conduct properly the prosecutions before the Supreme Court. As I have

said above, the diligent discharge

of theseduction is quite sufficient,

without the addition of private.

practice, to recupy the time of a single Barrister, especially in a tropical climate whereEnglishmen

Cannot work asthey can work

at home-

In connexion witte their subject, 9.

there is another posict of rimportance

to which Ireferred in my despatels

of May 19th 1888 in the following

terius:-