CO129-272 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [5-9] — Page 63

mont Mr. Goodman himself may have come to with Mr. Pollock, a local Member of the Bar at present holding the position of Acting attorney General emergency caused by the recent departure of i'r Fielding Clarke from the colony, I beg to state that this can

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way legally position

or otherwise, affect

on towards the Government,

which moreover will not necessitate

the infringing of the settled policy of the home Government and so recently -aquin before Parliament as in February Cast, relative to private practice by the Attorney General in the Colonies.

The Honourable,

I have &c

J. H. Norton Ryshe Register of the Supreme

The Colonial Secretary.

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Colonial Secretary to Registrar S. Court.

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Colonial Lecretory's Office,

Hong Kong 14 May, 1896.

I am directed by the Governor to

acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th actions applying for

th

-hnout of attorney General, and

appointinou

in reply to inform you

that stis Exceltney

is unable to make use of your

in that

capacity

vservices

as Mr Pollock how al.

-ready been appointed to the post.

I have to.

12 J. A. Stewart Lockhart,

Colonial Secretary.

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The Registrar,

Supreme Court.