CO129-447 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [1-3] — Page 178

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On the 18 of June I had an unfaview with Att Kukin, Bareishes at hear and I asked him if he could assifu e rcasm for tiu chordwick length to which

in An Supreme Court we apt & run. 4* Jtaku, said I was askus hum e

ong delicat question upon which he did not like li spark his whole muid but the jist of the conversation I had with him was that the chilf cause of the delay was due to an faulty system, under which the Such was técuite. As held trougly tu opruim time it we should be recruited from in English Scotian fish bars and he was a qrusion the bannisters un good practice could be offauita fum tuoc sources alore Explican would suble then a duty there expositiudy and mushr more satisfactorily.

On the 19 with ductenorcwek A' Polish one of the leadus liu bar, The opinion ha Expressed in auswu to this sen question coincided with last tapressed by di Jaukin; he adated this he was amazed, when he came here, at tûs liccuor allowit here in the use of language to one another by the members of the bar when in Count and the manner in which both Couned and witnesse we allowed "le tall thauschow dry. He atro noted an Extreme length of the noter taken by the Judges here, this

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On the 2, wistent & uithuiswed M3 Pollock to when I put tin vame quations this I had put to Mikukin and A' Potter. A'Follock abro Emphasised the pacent to Judge who had had training as a prutisung barrister would deal how Expeditiously with casts befur hum, He sh. bou withefs to tim fact the tin Judges in Hong Kong itu natiulous ui eiterung fully and taking fub notes of cans bit of Esidents Froduce. Ai atu vaut läs betta baruster and wit...sser catan practically non stopped talking to them fub baut,

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On the 30 January I had an uitnorca with riCqMubare, who was absent from tin Colony sher I made the expecnico hated above A Mabaster said the white quickness in Judge was to some extent a

Judge who had been tempcrament

Frained and fractivuig bamister would, Judge, undoubtedly diskoos of casco witte for quiber repidity

she had had he vast training. He said this her to Guter

which was undoubhsly

e hins cast case, in which he saw Empayne and

the hang, might easily have bea and has just occupied 121 days ins reduced to hearing of be days. He had the questut uopcet for tiu

просіваль conomiced to the mysten woh which they wo Judges but he was at fault, and it was only the system which he wished to criticiss, HE barusters and witnesses then douted to the undue liccups allowed and the want of time in admiting auimportent Evidence and discussing och stablished fruits of procedure

(Sad) H.Hey 30/1/im

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Note M'Folier, A Alabaster's trades in her go quei care - the other lidt have both told me this in their brew the hiausią mijút have been confuise to 3 or 4 vital pouits and might thereby

reduced it as Docs Quiche diper than mentioned by M'Alabar la

(5qK) HH, 30/1/18.

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