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vitiate the general principle, and is parallelled by the

appointment of a Colonial Secretary or other non-legal

Cadet from outside the Colony. Normally therefore it may be

said in round figures that nearly half the Cadets selected

for service in this Colony will be required to fill legal

posts. It is suggested that if the Universities which supply

the candidates for the Civil Service Examination were inform-

-ed that a demand for legal candidates exists, many young men

who have an aptitude for Law would devote themselves to that

branch while at the Universities and would thus obtain a

preferential claim to a legal appointment. They might not

perhaps become fully qualified Barristers or Solicitors, but

they would be able to continue their studies in law after

their appointment as Cadets, and it would be a matter for

consideration whether they should be allowed an extra period

of say 6 months in which to qualify in law up to a certain

standard before leaving England and be allowed to take up

law in substitution for some of their Chinese Examinations

after arrival in the Colony. I shall presently examine this

point in greater detail. (See paragraph 9 ). They would

complete their qualifications and eat the remainder of their

dinners (if candidates for the Bar) when granted long leave

(as Mr. Kemp and Mr. Gompertz have done) and it would not be

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