CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8] — Page 266

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some #300,000 in our annual

my

revenue reported in despatch N.205 of 20th Instant.

3.

As regards the Chief Justiceship, the particular

office for obtaining which Mr Russell desires to use his very high claims to consideration,

of opinion that the

I am

objections ordinarily-held, and very rightly held, to the appointment of a local candidate

in a small Colony

this case

are in

entirely inapplicable.

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I should have been almost,

certainly informed by this time if Mr. Russell had embarrassing local connections

Cry

any

obligations, and I believe him to be entirely free from them. To that his very high

qualifications for the post. have, as far

as I know, nothing

whatever to weigh against them.

To all the requisite

Life.

legal ability he unites a sterling uprightness of character, remarkable tact and good -

Temper

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