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allegations especially

as to the costs

to suitors of changes in the Registry.

As a matter of principle

however I do not think it is desirable that either the buisne

Judge or the Registrar of the Court should be appointed to act

temporarily

as Attorney General

with private practice. Mr Justice Russell feels this 20

strongly that

he does not seek the appointment and would be unwilling to accept it if it were offered to him; and whilst there can be no valid objection in

my opinion to the Registrar being appointed if competent to act as Judge, nor even to not as Attorney General

without

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without private practice I think it is

of h

advisable considering the nature duties which are to a certain extent

judicial

his

as as well ministerial and

the desirability that he should be above suspicion in his peculiar relationships with the dolicitors - practising in the Court that he should not be temporarily dependent

to

some

extent

upon

them

for a

of his

large proportion of his income and then return to the duties

Office.

If however notwithstanding this objection Mr. Ackroyd is in the opinion of Your Excellency the best

selection

you.

Jan

make to fill the

asting appointment and you can

mak