CO129-389 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1912 [3-4] — Page 90

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Enclosure No.2.

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CHAMBERS, SUPREME COURT

HONGKONG. 5th, March 1912.

RES APR 12

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

of Your Excellency's letter enquiring my opinion as to

the qualifications of Mr F.A.Hazeland for a judicial post

in the Straits Settlements or the Federated Halay States.

In reply I beg to state that I have no personal experience

of Mr Hazeland as a Judge. I know him however to be a

very careful and painstaking Magistrate and I have read

judgements delivered by him as acting Pulsne Judge which

seemed to me sound and well considered.

Mr Hazeland's intimate knowledge of Chinese

customs and character would I imagine be very useful in

any Court resorted to by litigants of that race.

I have the honour to be,

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Your Excellency's most obedient Servant,

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H.H.J.GOMPERTZ.

Puisne Judge.

le Excellency,

Sir Frederick D.Lugard.

G.C.M.G.

C.B.

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Governor, etc,. etc,. etc,..

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