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the / boot, could not have avoided incurring.

heavy expense

site if they

over this matter, for

had not intervened in the

civil action, they would have had forthwith to take criminal proceedings

which would have involved beavy costs. tot if, after they had intervened in the

civil action it had resulted in

of the plaintiff, day

Parous

would still have

had to take criminal procedungo

against the defendants with the like

sault, might

moreover have had

considerable costs to pay also in respect of the civil actifier.

مه

with

things

весину

are

they

are paddled

costo in respect of the

civil action, for costs will be incurred in respect of criminal proceedings which commot now be taben.

& was

of

infossible to

ible to forase

which of these three positions might

have been the least expensive for the

DRAFT.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

MINUTE.

Mr. Grindle.

Mr. Lambert,

No H. Read.

4. Fiddea.

... Bewins.

1. Long.

الله

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Inst. of M.Song, but I incluie however to think that, apart from the

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question of expense, it would

more

have been wys of in accordance

with

legal

r constitutional

Фргосекдир

propriety if the goot. had refeined from intervening in the Civil Seat

adopted position (thenti by Forening formon of this had endeavoured to

Autab

sundicate the adm? of justice

S. Hong by an atteft to

oh the

punish

wrong duens, rather

than by giving

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party in

3.

a

addistance to

private out.

I must express

at the length

surprise meget at the

of

time occupied by this activi

(Signed) WALTER H, ILNU

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