His frat oficial appointment. was in March, 1906, when he was named as Resident Magistrate at Zanzib ut. actually he never oficlated in that capacity, because, before he bad the opportunity, he was raised to Judge of the Court of Appeal for Bast Africa, and, only a month later, Arsistant Judge of H. M. Court for Zanzibar. Nine months afterwards, he was seconded from the British service with the title of Legal Member of Council and Attorney-General to the Government of Zanzibar. The Sultan merely Was a figurehead and it was the! Ceunelt who governed Zanzibar, the other members being the Diplomatic Agent and. Consul-General, and the First Minister, who. at that time was Capt, Barton. In the absence of Capt, Barton, Judge Grain, from gust, 1907," to. April in_ the following year, was acting First Minister; and #0 was at the head the Government.
1010, he. returned to the British service, accepting the offer of the post of Assistant Judge of MIN, Supreme Consular Court for the Dominions of the Sublime Ottoman Porte, and the next year sat as acting Judge. He only gest reached Home on leave in 1914 hen the war broke out, and promptly he was sent to Egypt Dpreciding Judge of H, B, M. Prize Gourt, 'Then began one of the most] Interesting periods of his career, during which he was credited with Some of his most important. work, Bpage Cater, who was associated ath him, soon left to go. into the Bgystian' service, so Judge Grain fo: tackle all-the work by him 1 1926,: whien he po}. Brief leave.
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Bier ig, sanagd, Jes, work dealing with Prize Court matters and this gives proof sufficient of the Sudge's labours, for a very large percentage of the major cases appear to have come from Egypt, all were taken by Judge Grain in. the Suez Canal Zone alone, 25 ships were captured, all of which came under the jurisdiction of the Court, It was a curious fact that, although at that time Judge Grain had no notion that he ever would connected with H. M, Court in Shanghai, the majority" of thes> ships either were coming from or going to Shanghai and in consequence he gained an intimate knowledge of conditions and people in the Settlement long before he arrived here. Towards the end of 1919, Judge Grain was confirmed in the "appointment of Judge of Supreme Court for Egypt.
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