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tise as Attorneys in England are respectively governed and di

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rected.

I have conducted, as Attorney General (to

gether with other examiners) three or four such examinations

in the last ten years, and I have, as nearly as possible, follow - ed the practice in England, and the papers were very similar to the examination papers in England, the examination occupyis

six hours a day for two whole days.

5. By Ordinance No.9 of 1899, section 21,

the fee for admission as a Solicitor is $150, which gives the

admitted solicitor access to a very good Law Library.

6. As regards clause(b)of sub-section 1

of section 2 of the English Act, Solicitors of the Supreme

Court in England are admitted here on production of their

English Admission Certificate, with affidavit of identity, on

motion in the Supreme Court and payment of the said fee

of $150. They are not required to pass any further examina-

tion.

7. The only modification necessary to be

made in the Information supplied in response to the Circular

despatch of the Secretary fo State of 1st.February 1898 is

with regard to the fee of $150. This used to be payable only

by Solicitors who had not been previously admitted in Englani

see Section 28 of Ordinance No.3 of 1871, but that section

1900) (which is repeated by section 3 of Ordinance No.32 of Garážou

is