CO129-356 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [4-6] — Page 526

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But the point that I want specially to emphasise is that I am confident from what I have heard and seen that the Attorney General is looked upon in the Colony as merely a lawyer to whom the Government refers questions from time to time for advice. I believe this view of the Attorney General's duties to be entirely wrong. The Attorney General is and must be always treated as an Executive Officer, who must be consulted at all stages in complicated matters, and not only on mere points of law; he is the guide whom the Government must rely on and follow in order to prevent mistakes from being made; and if he is this, as from my own experience I know he must be, one Law Officer certainly can have no time to devote to private practice.

(ed, F.T.Piggott.

Chief Justice.)

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Page 512 But the point that I want specially to emphasise is that I am confident from what I have heard and seen that the Attorney General is looked upon in the Colony as merely a lawyer to whom the Government refers questions from time to time for advice. I believe this view of the Attorney General's duties to be entirely wrong. The Attorney General is and must be always treated as an Executive Officer, who must be consulted at all stages in complicated matters, and not only on mere points of law; he is the guide whom the Government must rely on and follow in order to prevent mistakes from being made; and if he is this, as from my own experience I know he must be, one Law Officer certainly can have no time to devote to private practice. (ed, F.T.Piggott. Chief Justice.)
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edavium af atodebroad Jet Josh 9/3 of

UL LAT SÅ

YO (TOJJA as aloited

aequbonant att .ennoQu

not bojca evod old wa

popotannos do tw Leч0.0

el gridjon dado no bulgo to me i not neftcoup es-tjone od nerd outvuge offdung -de of Intotistene szor

alous to coille me out ner ebludu

Jug

polimitat

Ingorod yarroJJA 20 Jade an out an Iridne Ituno

uLoveliqu.nu" odd ddjob of equjacy 1 BLU

of ebrile too avob utr

Teksidues ond old to soldes FLELAND Letve von

puurojJA as bajor er oft dro just ab uk of fossetes

Arow out to redeemere facum ore ol dud,Daven

.ob od und Lesou: ›D yetrojdi is doin'w

guldiceb edt #jurit agnuschel et „T

bisinaje od au yaid novi sat row #poleo

Toritons Bbgroupa Mak SAO exow oireivont ei LÄNT

ebistvo sodw caso e vilelunge ad fun (VIDICKI

.90nelos a al ¿aktiera .ni tioni uw eneĴBİTIBU

effe to duom bra affèrom wel a at sextupos ed of Jon od bad evad 1 doldw awel leiroles oft ut aculetnim

to dool 10,ILES 20 Shew row) Hegina svar octotaİTO meinud" enb ord at poletoming Isustotilanço "a ogbut ori

good vitaeven Bri molt vett . Jedo Parvarebur I

ewe loat I be FISTUL UTAN 5 Friedad.. un bajulterge

noidibant quidtorb reqong's orft Lo naooove it J.. 'J

erit of goldcians to ed IliW INT .Dedeato ed Illw

mond ald oveller II. Ji arugood, Innert..i yomro.JA

airi evig [[IW ji bus ;ärow end to yreghuch exon wild

anoi soup eviðnaðsdua ort) rektumno od equale! Prom

ravovort III JI .bak ut rykdøikişri ond at By quĚ

spicureiru od ervatol aid to noldunun offa do: ta dei

.soldurum edeving

6.

But the point that I want specially to

emphasise is that I am confident from what I have heard

Veneral is looked upon in the and seen that the Attorney

Colony as merely a lawyer to whom the Government refers I believe this questions from time to time for advice.

view of the Attorney General's duties to be entirely wrong. The Attorney General is ari must be always treated as an Executive Officer, who must be consulted at all stages in complicated matters, and not only on mere points of law; he is the guide whom the Government must rely on and follow in order to prevent mistakes from being made; and if he is this, as from my own experience I know he must be, one Law Officer certainly can have no time to devote to private practice.

I have sto,

(ed, F.T.Piggott.

Chief Justice.

Jua

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