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I have never heard of the slightest friction before his

own time, and indeed I have been struck in perusing the

records on various subjects by the use made of the

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Governor of the day of the advice and assistance of the

Chief Justice on questions of importance unconnected with

the administration of justice, in which as an "impartial

outsider his views would carry weight. I appealed to Sir

F. Piggott some time ago to allow me to restore this most

eminently satisfactory relationship, but the result has

been merely a reiteration from time to time of his ob-

-session that he is not adequately "considered", and a

refusal to co-operate in any way when I invited his co-

-operation in a matter of Public interest.

7.

In paragraph 21 the Chief Justice

adduces matters connected with proposed amendments of the

Code of Civil Procedure which formed the subject of a Bill

introduced into the Legislature in 1906 and read a second

time on the 13th. of September in that year.

The Bill, which seems to have

excited considerable difference of opinion among the

Legal Profession, was referred to the Standing Law Commit-

-tee of the Legislative Council who have not yet reported

upon it. The Acting Colonial Secretary's speech upon the

2nd.