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this question to obtain i

information.

from England as to its correctness; but

whatever

may

be the practice, it is

obvious that the acceptance of such -

tion

legal

the concession

communications is not

of a right, but the

permission of a privilege which would be liable to be withdrawn if found to give rise to the unconvenience which has been experienced here.

10.

fast

e

to regards the words " and in

in cases where a Solicitor represents " a large body of persons it will be

#

A

"matter of great difficulty and in

CAREJ Au

impossibility to obtain

"the personal signature of each person

"to every

communication to be addressed

tublie

" to the Government or a "Officer and the failure of obtaining

such

signatureo

will in many legal . "

impediment to

"cases be

air

actual

to

" business and result in serions. damage

" to the partico either from the fact

that

it

"it is impossible to obtain their " signature. or else that by

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of

"their absence from the Colony their

" signatures cannot be obtained in " proper time "," I am to remark _

(1) that the words "ordinary

Carls

" circunotânices" in the notice were never intended to refer to legal (as in those, solicitors have a recognised' right to correspond on

behalf of their clients), but to the great majority of ordinary communications which require legal Knowledge for their preparation, (2) ao regards the necessity of obtaining.

vignature of a large number of " persons that that necessity, could not arise with reference to

the

legal

a

#

any

I matter, where the persons Company;

as in that case

the

uon

toere

signature of the Secretary, or Manager

would of cousee be sufficient, where they constituté

also.

40 a matter

a

a firm,

course, the

of cour

ato

then

signature