2.
282
3.
course
of the
In the few month's devring which I temporarily transacted the business of that Court. I had opportunity of observing in what respects the Ordinance under which the Court is
am
constituted is susceptible of
Improvement.
There
No 7 of 1962.
be no doubt
can.
that the delay and cost of
Proceedings Court is very great and that it deters Sectors from enforcing
in the Supreme
there,
numerous
claims involving
amounts of $100 or thereabouts, which are above the limits of
the Summary Courts Jurisdiction
It was clear to me also that even without increasing the jurisdiction of that Court a great number: of amendments and improvements
were
required in relation to it's Procedure and Practice.
Saccordingly drafted
an
so
Ordinance containing about 30
Sections
one
of which extended
the jurisdiction at Common Law from $500 to $1000 and~. another conferred a limited
Equitable jurisdiction to such
an amount as me
might be
decided upon in Council. But the principal