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My Saving Telegram No.546 of the 7th June.
Vacancy for Puisne Judge, Hong Kong
Lone of
In view of the fact that this post is the mo highest paid Puisne Judgeships in the Colonial Legal Service felt it/particularly important
that the claims of other serving officers should
be fully considered.
I have given full weight to your recommendation
in withstandering of Mr. T. J. Gould, but in spite of his good record and long acting experience) I have reached the conclusion that he cannot properly be preferred
great-
to other officers of outstanding ability and
longer service. After careful review of the
field of serving officers, I consider that the outstanding candidat
most suitable office is Mr. W. J. Lockhart-Smith,
Attorney General, Nyasaland, and I propose, subject
to your observations, to offer him the post.
Of Mr.Lockhart-Smith's early career in Hong Kong
from 1924 until 1938 you are no doubt well aware.
He was called to the Bar in absentia in 1941 while
Registrar of the High Court, Tanganyika, and in
1943 was promoted to be Attorney General,
Gibraltar.
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