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has had some years of the experience which actual practice

at one of the Metropolitan Bars in Great Britain alone can

give and who has thus acquired not only a wide knowledge of

the law but also that full confidence in himself which is

necessary for a strong control over the Court, and, I may add,

over the whole practice and administration of the law. I

would therefore venture to suggest that on the next vas on ry

the Chief Justice should be selected from the practising Bar

in England, Ireland or Scotland, and that the salary should

be increased to £3,000 a year. This sum will ensure that a

first class candidate can be obtained and I am certain that

the increased cost will be more than counterbalanced by

reduction in the cost of litigation. Moreover a strong

experienced Bench would be able to eradicate many evils which

have crept into the Courts here.

In this connection I would refer to my

2007 Confidential Despatch of the 20th. of February, 1917, and if

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I may be permitted to make the suggestion I would recommend

that in connection with Judicial appointments in the

Colonial Service the example of India be considered where I

believe 50 per centum of the Judicial appointments are allott-

-ed to members of the Civil Service while 50 per centum sre

given to Barristers from Great Britain and Ireland.

I have the bonour to be,

3ir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Armag

Governor,&c..