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of sentence and the Chief Justice will appoint a sufficient
number of the existing permanent magistrates as principal
magistrates.
To ensure that these enhanced powers are exercised
only by magistrates of considerable experience, the Chief
Justice has applied for the appointment of additional superscale
posts of principal magistrate and it is intended that initially
five magistrates of this grade should be available to deal with
more serious cases.
adjourned.
Sir, I move that the debate on this motion be now