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1898.

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The Chief Justice speaks in very high terms

of his qualifications for judicial office -, and I believe that neither he nor Commander Hastings would find any diffi - culty in doing the work of Police Magistrate single handed.

I think it only right to mention that both

the Chief Justice and the Attorney General are of opinion

that the work here requires 2 (two) Police Magistrates to perform it and are both strongly in favour of the appoint- ment of a second Magistrate to avoid delay and give the Magistrates time to mature their decisions, and in this try-

ing climate to admit of sometimes one being absent.

In case Mr. T. Sercombe Smith be chosen for

the appointment of Police Magistrate, I forward application

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from Mr. A. M. Thomson, Postmaster General, to be appointed to

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the office of Colonial Treasurer, As he is a clear headed

clever man of business and has had already considerable ex-

perience in the office of Colonial Treasurer in which he is

now acti

acting I recommend him for this appointment if it be-

comes vacant.

I also forward application from Mr. A. W. lre-

5th April 1898. win, Inspector of Schools and Mr. A. Chapman, Assessor, for the

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post of Postmaster General in case it should become vacant

by the transfer of Mr. A. M. Thomson to the Colonial Treasury.

I can speak less from personal knowledge of

these two gentlemen and therefore refer you to their re-

cords rather than give an opinion which would be without

value