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objection.
The
Draft.
was then printed_ reading the Chief Justice intimated
Two days before the second
came our
that he objected to the clause and
(
: the second reading he moved its
- rejection and it appearing undesirable
that
a
lause so
objected to should be
insisted on
the clause was
without
discussion withdrawan_
Clause three was then adopted.
the suggestion of
ow
the Chief Justice to
transfer.
a
numerous
class of
of cases from
the Supreme Court to the Police Cont
· and thus partially to relieve the Supreme Court.
I may add that the Criminal
Laws of this Colony me very fingenuniting
and that it is
there must be
arr
probable that ere long.
entire revision of them
and adoption of the English Criminal -statutes codifying this branch of Laws - It appears from the newspapers that this has already been done in Fuera.
Demerara.
(Signed) John Small.
Attorney General.
thi
Febmary 14th, 1863.
(Fine Copy)
WAAlexand
Acting
Colonial Secretary