nominated by the Judges but their appointments have been always subject to the approval of the Governor,
!
• W. Hazeland was
o promoted to be Chief Justices Clerk by Sir George Phillipps in September 1883. He acted as Deputy Registrar from March 1882 to Manch
1883 and also as Accountant.
from
•November 1883 to March 1883 and he rded here a Clerk offourt
has buen regarded here.
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ther than a Clerk personal to the Judge . He attend. Chambers and takes notes of precedings and draws
and draws up all orders
"under the direction of the Judges.
Ordinance 22 of 1882 amended
offe Section 15 of Ordinance 12 of 18775 by
substituting 2 Deputy Registrars and two (Corks of Court instead of one Depoty Registran
Clerk of Court, and since then there has ben no other lack of Court except the Judges Clenks.
and one
The Prisne Judge's
Werk
clerk acto as-
Registran roting minutes of Judgments
and
and keeping a record in. Jurisdiation. This
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arrangement whilst enabling
the Registrar and Deputy Registrars to office
attend more
to
work has some
a minute
inconveniences for I think the Court should have a Deputy Registrar present on all occasions as by Sec: 67 sub-sec:5 of the Code of Civil Procedure - of every Judgment whether final interlocutory shall be made by the Registrar and
and every
such minute shall
decree.
be a decree of the Court and shall have the full fores and effect of a fonnal deeme If a Judge's as.
Clerk is to sit as Registrar he should have power conferred on him
by law.
Having regard to what the
here, we respectfully
o Judges
Clerks should
of
requirements are euggest that the be placed in the permanent service the Colony as appears to be the case in the West Indies. The advantage to
the
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