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I accordingly submit a draft letter covering a slightly

bowdlerised version of Sir V Evans minute. This does not attempt

to deal with all the questions raised by Lord Gardiner or in the

Governor's reply. In particular we are dealing separately with

the style of address of district judges and with mandatory

sentences. The account of the state of business in the courts

to which the Governor refers in para. 13 of his telegram no. 67

(Mr Hobley's letter to me of 21 January) does indeed disclose a

relatively satisfactory state of affairs. But does not entirely

dispose of the complaints against the district court and the

extension of its powers. Indeed it goes a long way to show

that the extension was not necessary. The Department's legal

adviser has agreed to the draft letter.

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