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Jurisdiction of the Summary Court; but I should certainly not have done so had Santicipated the claim to an increase of
Salary of no less than I 500
per
nnu rru
which has been
put forward by the judge. The Chief Justice who is in receipt of a Salary of
£2500 a
year
and to whose
Court all Lizal businesson involving amounts above $500 legitimately belongo, interely with me in the opinion the proposed
proposed increase
concurs
that
as
in the Jurisdiction of Mr Ball's Court involves a discussion
ao
to an
an
increase of his
of his Salary which
the Government are not disposed to propose to the Legislative Council, it would be more - desirable to take this opportunity
of remedying the evil complained of in respect of the delay and expense attending Proceedings in the Supreme Court, by passing
an
Ordinance which would
simplify and expedite those Troceedings and also reduce their cost, and would thus leave Cases involving
over $500 to be tried before the superior Court, as easily
amounts over
aa
under the
increased Jurisdiction which