CO129-576-2 Appointments of Legislative Council members 19-10-1939 - 5-1-1940 — Page 14

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(36) ⋅ (38).

as proposed.

(39). Sir H. Pollock, according to a recent

Letter

from

be regarded

Sir G. Northcote, ought

rather as The Serile than

Е

The Senior Member of the two Councils.

He

is, 76. No

to Lunnon has, at my request,

investigated this practice of appointing

To H. Kong

to the leg. Co.

of the Peace,

a

nominee

of

The fustices

can find

no basis for

but can

it in any legal instrument, or in any papers available in the building. Presuma ably it is

a custom or wistitution of long standing, but without legal basis. I do not suggest that we should raise objections to the appt. which the Gor. has

not thought fit to raise him- but think it as well to put them on record. The J.Ps. of tle, with presu-

self i

mably go on nominating Sir H. P. until he dies

M

Lunnon.

Its proposed on A cope of (38) " the reply to it

32 The personal file

might be placed 54024/39.

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