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(i) Court of Appeal: We look forward to
receiving your detailed proposals which
may incidentally provide an opportunity
of getting rid of the anomalous post of
Senior Paisne Judge (FCO telegram no 113
refers).
This is now being
considered separately in
Leligiam response to your
No. 212.
(ii) Trial by Jury: We
Take the
points
about the Chinese attitude to the jury
system, and can see the practical
difficulties in enlarging the jury lists.
One suggestion is that
possibility which
and that
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re the accused in certain classes might have
of case the option of trial by this means.
You might also consider whether, in some
classes of case, the accused might be
given the option of trial before the
Supreme Court with a jury rather than a
trial before a Magistrates Court or
District Court.
(iii) Shorthand writers: The provision of
additional shorthand writers is
and we accept the understand the obstacles to
In the absence of
welcome,
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however,
Suitably qualified people, c
the idea of
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recording evidence by stenographic
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machine or by tape recorder would seem pursuing Sunter.
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