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· Supremo

Court

Aating

Puisue Judge

aud

that during the last five years I have risen

into comidmath practise at the local bar and

obtained a decided lead there.

n

I have, therefore, the honour to request that His Excellency will be pleased to recommend me to the Right Honourable the - Scoretary of State for the Colonies for -

appointment

in and

1 for

the

as one

of Her Majesty's Coremet

Colony of Hongkong.

His Excellency is well aware that this

is an honour, which, a a acording

recognised

sc

to the

custom and cliquette of the

legal profession, is always asked for and,

when properly applied for,

is seldom

Imay mention,

refused and I think I may

for His Exceltney's information, that

His Honour the

the chief

Sustice and the

Honourable the Attorney General, the

And

head of the Bar, have both assured me,

answer to

-my request for their opinion

and advice on

the matter, that dam

fairly entitled to make this application

and that it will have their support.

I have

(Digned) Jne. J Francis

of Trays Inn Brucrister at Law.