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able amount of enquiry I drafted some ner rules which reps cent round to the profersion, and which after considere- tion I was informed the profession accepted. I thereupon at the Governor's request in conjunction with the Attornos General drafted an Ordinance which was submitted to the
Legislative Council by the Attorney General. To my infi... nite surprise the bill rao attached in the nost unceremo- nious end uncomplimentary fashion in a lengthy speech by the acting colonial Secretary, who was senior Magistrate, and had had some little experience of the summary juris- diction of the supreme court, as he had ected og ruisne
Judge on certain occasions, the meach was put of order,
but no notice res taken of the speech, which I chall
cheranteni se comet gely in thic *** Is juring my long
experience on Le- Officer in charge of the larger propor-
tion of the debates in the Council of Government in
Hauritius, such a speech attacking the Judge would never
have been tolorated. Both officials and unofficiale
maintained the utmost courtesy in any allusion which was
made to the Bench; but the mere suggestion that such an
attitude was the only one consistent with propriety is
trouted here with the greatest curprise that such a
course should be customary.
But this was not all. Mr. Hewitt followed the acting
Colonial Secretary, and there was then the same sort of
nssertion node as in this case. Some of the lending
Solicitors had been to him and complained of the Chief
Justice's proposal I therefore dropped the matter.
But the Solicitors themselves were very annoyed at what
had taken place in Council, and the occasion was taken
to carry out an idea which had often been mooted, to form,
a Low Society. This was done with the express purpose of
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proventing one or two solicitors going to Mr. Hewitt with imaginary grievances, and he bringing them forward in
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