CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6] — Page 416

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Shecial advice on this

advice on this occasion

special

kems to

I as the govern

to think so much as for allowing

the opium farmer to regend

him as

general adviser, although he has a Sokcitr

his own and in

& counsel of his

9

am bound to

say

he was

doing this

Saperally

actinga

views as to

the spirit of the governors

condesirability of encouraging

the

act for Chimate.

The

governor

in not

Un

Solicitors to

seems to me to have erred

accepting representative with

M. Ewens as Ho Rais

live with regard to the reduction Ift grant of compensation by the goont it was. I should think, clearly Which legal intervention might be tolerated.

a case in

I see nothing for it but to back

up the governor

2 answer some what

I think

the Savomin

Minute has Ja geavane Application

Ignite aper

2.

in the sense which he

suggests;

brut

410

I should criticize as suggested above & and warm the governor that if he presses the rule about against Solicitor's affiliations too strongly if wit must give rise to renant dissatisfaction, in part well grounded.

I should also tell him to consult

M: Russell confidentially as to what might be a liberal interpretation of costs

in this case, & allow othe amount

for

the man cannot be given comparation, the detention of ofriam)

of

telling both Mr. Ewens and his client What the amount allowed is.

The governors gemeral object in trying

to prevent the Chinese

the

from

becoming

I tools a Solicitors seems to me

of

a most laudable one

C.P.L. 15 June

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