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General he would I gathered prefer to remain as he is.

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I attach a record of Mr Gompertz's

service from which you will see that he acted as Attorney

General in this Colony from November 1st, 1906, to July

29 th, 1907, so far as I am aware with success. I should

however, be sorry to see Lr Gompertz appointed Attorney

General because, in my opinion, the Colony would lose

an excellent Puisne Judge, who has the confidence alike

of His Honour the Chief Justice and of the community

both European and Chinese. As Attorney General his

knowledge of the Chinese language (which is quite inval-

uable as Puisne Judge) would be practically quite wasted,

while it appears to me that his experience on the Bench

is a far more valuable training and qualification for

eventual promotion to a Chief Justice-ship than his

work as Attorney General could be.

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Except as a qualification for evestual

promotion Mr Gompertz would (as I have said) not desire

to vacate his present post for that of Attorney General.

I may observe in this connection that

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Mr C.G.Alabaster, who has acted during är Hees-Davies'.

absence on leave, has performed the duties with expeption-

al ability during a period of unusually heavy work.

He is however very young being only 31 years of age,

I have the honour to be,

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Your most obedient, humble Servant,

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Governor, etc,.