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C. O.
Wallace
Mr.
Mr..
Mr..
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Mr.
DRAFT.
DESPATCH
53999/1/48
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15/10
Fermt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. S.
Minister of State
Secretary of State
59 not
Your Reference...
GOVERNOR
HONG KONG
(4)
The expreman "Legal Officir"
is appropriati grade, all the officers
to describe a
hold
some
pool
on which
Sir,
I have etc., to refer to your
despatch No.34 Staff of the 6th May
1948 setting out proposals for a
reorganisation of the Judicial and
Legal Departments.
2. My Advisers have had the
opportunity of discussing these
proposals with Mr. Griffin, the Attorney-
off
General Hay Kay
3. I have given the proposals
careful consideration and, subject to
the following comments, I approve
them generally. In particular I
approve your proposals for the creation
of new posts of one Puisne Judge and
a Registrar General. My approval of
legal offerson bearing the 1948/49 Estimates, which include some other title. And,
FURTHER ACTION.
that
every
legal offecer
will be approuted as
Esoun Counsel, magistral they are
Legal derfsman
or
Assistant Registray.
General; and
in keeping
m
with this
cu
the additional post of Legal Officer
mentioned in paragraph 13 of your
princeph mitention being
despatch under reference, has already
been conveyed to you.
4.
My comments are as folla
and the berget offuccisan Senior Legal
Paragraphe 7, anst
officer. Aif I understand your
proposal correctly, it is not that
when the present holder of the post
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