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Scavenging Lanes and Surrender of Scavenging Lanes under
the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, which properly
belongs to the Land Office; and I propose that in future
this work shall be done by the Land Officer in whose
office are the records which will have to be consulted in
connection with the work. As the Land Officer and his
Assistant are qualified Solicitors and Conveyancers they
are fully competent for the duties.
4.
With regard to the Crown Solicit-
-or's application that he should be paid for Civil Litiga-
-tion (other than that in connection with the collection
of Revenue) according to the usual scale for professional
fees prescribed by the Supreme Court, I am of opinion that
it may be granted; and I may point out in this connection
that in the past the remuneration of the Crown Solicitor
has been inclusive in name only, for on various occasions
in abnormally heavy Civil Litigation the Government has
recognised the enormous sacrifice of time, involving actual
loss of private practice, by paying substantial honoraria
to the Crown Solicitor.
5.
I have, therefore, after careful
consideration arrived at the conclusion that the following
would be a reasonable compromise:-
(a).
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