CO129-416 - Public Offices - 1914 — Page 501

In any further vormmunication

on the subject, please quote

No. 17802/1914.

and address--

The Under-Secretary of State.

Foreign Office,

London.

REC

c.o.

18750

REG 23 MAY 141

FOREIGN OFFICE

May 22 1914.

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C

Sir:-

With reference to your letter 14262 of the 22nd

ultimo, covering correspondence between your Depart-

ment and Messrs. Langlois, Harding, Warren and Tate,

Solicitors, respecting costs of the Appellant in the

case Ibrahim versus The King I am directed by Secretary

Sir E. Grey to state that, as the appeal was in formå

pauperis, the Solicitors for the Appellant are not in

strictness entitled to any remuneration for their ser-

vices.

Sir Edward Grey is, however, of the opinion that,

as the case was an extremely important one, it is de-

sirable in the public interests that Solicitors should

not be discouraged from taking up such cases in similar

circumstances. He would therefore suggest that

Messrs. Langlois, Harding, Warren and Tate, should be

asked to send in an account of their actual disburse-

ments on behalf of the Appellant, in order that fur-

Under Secretary of State,

ther

Colonial Office.