individuals being registered, to provide
the Magistracy must remain
security,
at a loss for an authorite to punish parties securely I -
bad Characters.
zadly I have detected - individuals applying to be Registered, for the third time with in- b months; the large scumber registered, prevent, my recognising there who have been formerly entered on
- my books, and I think
1
"it is probable that one eighth of these registered this year, have been so before ..
during this year,
Causes
This
is great confusion in the Indew of the
Affice Register,
au
expence
An un n
in neecitary
loss of time,
to Government in books tickets
to, and renders void all the expected-
thly
assistance in taking the Census. 4th I am frequently obliged to suspend the Registration while occupied by my other duties; whether, granting boat tickets receiving monies, settling disputes, making up my books, visiting villages to, which-
ť
obliges many
remain
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who call- at the office, to
some time, thereby
unregistered - for.
subjecting them to the penalty provided-in-
such case.
5ttle It is impossible to enforce the
painting of the numbers on the stern and Bows of Boats in the Harbour, the people being ignorant- where to get it done. fothly It would be desirable that the office. should at least- pay
its
6
own
expenses.
thly Two thirds of the clauses of the present
7thly
of
Registration. Ordinance-
tion Ordinance are a dead. letter, and
those in face might be improved.
In order to amend these several objections and to obtain the result. to be- desired, after carefully weighing each. separately for endeavouring
some time-back, and
to accertain what would
probably form the best-remedies, I beg most respectfully to submit the following. proposed amendments for
endments for the consideration