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16.

subjected

was it,

to me,

the crexonsably reckless advice he

got.

chat and

ignorant

has

1.1.0

raw whe

care at all should be

deluded into becoming the defendant

prosecution

spun out to tew tunes its ер

proper length, and that he should be persuaded to appeal, when he very office messenger of his

solicitor Corld tell him that

tva Ø

failure appears to

of

ke

a

a certainty,

hardship most grievous kund) . kried).

stad the deferidant, gone to the

protector

of

Chuicee, to the

1

Supernitendent of desporto

Exports,

Aind

to

L

or had he cove)

the matter might.

have been amicably arranged

A

have at

Croto

few minutes.

tany

inutes, and he woulds

rate saved a

the Horible F: Awant

12.D.

Colonial Secretary.

good deal ind

I have, re 5.) Alfred Ligter,

Treasures.

Enclosure 6.

C. 0.0 11776

RECE

REGE 13 JUN RO

Minute by H.E. the Governor.

439

I have read the observations of

the Colonial Treasurer with great.

The serious mistake made

regret.

by the Imports and Exports Office

was accentuated

judgment

ON

the

by

au eVor

of

part of the Colonial Treasurer which I should not have

expected from experience.

arr

asto

Officer of his

It is alwayp dangerous for a -public Officer (other than ex for (fioon) to give advice as to legal provvedings;. for the Treasurer to give such advice to the Opium Farmer is not –

ly specially dangerens

and

01 19 -ON.

account

of the magnitude of the sistersect he has at stake, but specially un necessary,

as no one in the Colony is better able than the Oprium Farmer to pay for

Competent