CO129-356 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [4-6] — Page 527

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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellancy's letter, dated 26th. ultimo, enclosing copy of an extract from the Report of the Retrenchment Committee, enquiring whether I concur in the recommendation that the salary of the Attorney-General be reduced to £1,000 per annum, with the

privilege of private practice.

I fully agree with the general principle

that a law officer who gets no Court work is apt to get out of

touch with the profession.

I know from my own experience that the Attorney General here, gets practically no civil work: while Criminal Sessions once a month are hardly sufficient to give him the practice required. I think that most men would be willing to accept the condition proposed, and would have no difficulty in recouping themselves for the lower salary by the fees they

would earn.

In many of the smallar Colonies the Attorney -General is I believe still allowed private practice; but this privilege was apparently withdrawn in Hongkong and the Straits

that the some 20 years ago on the supposition I presume, work required the whole time of one man.

Looking back on the period some 2 years ago when I acted as Attorney General I do not consider that the work of the department at that time was incompatible with a

fair amount of private practice.

I think however that the volume of Govern-

-ment business has increased since then: whether the increase

is