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to enable him to be called to the Bar, cannot be acceded to without inconvenience to the public service.

2.

I am unable to perceive that any benefit would be likely to accrue to the public service of this Colony from his being called to the Bar. A knowledge of law is not necessary for the discharge of his duties in Queen's College and appointments of a legal nature in the Government service being very few, it is certain that there will be many candidates with greater claims to any vacancy that may occur than those of Mr Jameson, even were he qualified as a barrister. In this connection I may remind you that it was decided by Lord Knutsford in his despatches No. 540/42 of 28th November, 1891, and No. 109 of 26th April, 1892, that Cadets, upon passing a prescribed examination...

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to enable him to be called to the Bar, cannot be acceded to without inconvenience to the public service. 2. I am unable to perceive that any benefit would be likely to accrue to the public service of this Colony from his being called to the Bar. A knowledge of law is not necessary for the discharge of his duties in Queen's College and appointments of a legal nature in the Government service being very few, it is certain that there will be many candidates with greater claims to any vacancy that may occur than those of Mr Jameson, even were he qualified as a barrister. In this connection I may remind you that it was decided by Lord Knutsford in his despatches No. 540/42 of 28th November, 1891, and No. 109 of 26th April, 1892, that Cadets, upon passing a prescribed examination...
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to enable him to be called to the Bar, cannot be acceded to without inconvenience to the public service. 2. I a am unable to perceive that any benefit to accrue of this would be likely to -to the public service Colony from his being cal. ed to the Bar. A knowledge of law is not necessary for the discharge of his duties in Queen's College and ap- pointments of a legal nature in Ear Gov in the service 221 being very few it is certain that there will be many candidates with greater claims to a that may any vacancy occur than those of Mr Jameson, even were he qualified as this connection I may as a barrister. In mind you re that it was de- cided by Lord Knutsford. in the 540/42 his despatches Nov 293 of 28th November, 1891, and 109 of 26th April, 1892, that Cadets, ~ upon passing a prescribed ฤา ดุน examination
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to enable him to be called to the Bar, cannot be acceded

to without inconvenience

to the public service.

2.

I a

am unable to

perceive that

any benefit

to accrue

of this

would be likely to -to the public service

Colony from his being cal. ed to the Bar. A knowledge of law is not necessary for the discharge of his duties in Queen's College and ap- pointments of a legal nature

in

Ear

Gov

in the service

221

being very few

it is certain that there will

be many candidates with greater claims to a

that may

any vacancy

occur than those

of Mr Jameson,

even were he

qualified as this connection I may

as a barrister. In

mind you

re

that it was de-

cided by Lord Knutsford.

in

the

540/42 his despatches Nov 293 of

28th November, 1891, and 109 of 26th April, 1892, that Cadets, ~ upon passing a prescribed

ฤา ดุน

examination

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