CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8] — Page 146

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expressed in temperate and respectful language what, if I felt it to be the case, I had a perfect right to deprecate.

3.

That is reading out any correspondence bearing on my decision. I was only doing what the parties to the cause had a right to expect, that the published reports of the proceedings shows that I confined myself strictly within the limits in which quotations were necessary, and that to describe instructions or points of law and procedure conveyed to the Magistrate investigating the case as "departmental correspondence" is altogether a misnomer.

Further, with regards to the facts of the case generally, I have the honour to submit that the Acting Attorney General, in advising the Government of his opinion to direct the Magistrate to alter the course which in his discretion he had adopted, was assuming control over the Magistrate's proceedings which does not belong to his Office.

That the Government, in adopting this opinion and advice and forwarding it to the Magistrate for his information and guidance, took a purely ex parte view of the case and did not even allow the Magistrate the usual option of offering observations, before informing him that his action was irregular.

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53. 52. expressed in temperate and respectful language what, if I felt it to be the case, I had a perfect right to deprecate. 3. That is reading out any correspondence bearing on my decision. I was only doing what the parties to the cause had a right to expect, that the published reports of the proceedings shows that I confined myself strictly within the limits in which quotations were necessary, and that to describe instructions or points of law and procedure conveyed to the Magistrate investigating the case as "departmental correspondence" is altogether a misnomer. Further, with regards to the facts of the case generally, I have the honour to submit that the Acting Attorney General, in advising the Government of his opinion to direct the Magistrate to alter the course which in his discretion he had adopted, was assuming control over the Magistrate's proceedings which does not belong to his Office. That the Government, in adopting this opinion and advice and forwarding it to the Magistrate for his information and guidance, took a purely ex parte view of the case and did not even allow the Magistrate the usual option of offering observations, before informing him that his action was irregular. 142
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53.

52.

expressed in temperate and respectful language what, if felt it to be the caster, I

I felt

had a perfect right to deprecate.

3.

That is reading out

any correspondence bearing

ow

my decision. I was only doing what the parties to the cause

had a right to expect,

قسم

that the published reports of

the

proceedings

shows that I

conficied myself streetly within

the limits in which quotations

were necessary, and that to

describe instructions ou

points of

" law and procedure conveyed

to the Evagistrate investigating the case as "departmental

correspondence

misnomer.

"it altogether

Further with regards to

the facts of the

the case

generally

я

142

I have the honour to submit

that the Acting Attorney ~

Geuerab in advising the Government of his

oure motion

to direct the Euagistrate

to

alter the course which in his discretion he had adopted,

was

assuming

control

oves

the reagistrates procedings

which does not

his Office.

belous

to

That the Government in adopting this opinion and advice and forwarding's it to the ruagistrate for

his information and guidance,

took a

purely

LX

parte vieur

the case and did not

of the

even allow the ruagistrate the usual option of offering. observations, before, informing

him that his action was

irregular

الجنة

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