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also has re
referene
ence to Your~ Lordship's further suggestion
as to the promotion of the present messenger in Bankrupt
ey
to the position of Chief "Justice's Clerk. Both Mr. Ackroyd and Mr. Wise differ from dir Fielding Clarke in regard to the importance of employing. European to keep the books, and they do not share his ob_
a
jestion to the Chief Justice' s
"Clerk sitting Further they do not consider
as Court Officer.
the
the present Messenger in Bankruptcy competent to under take the duties of Chief Justice's
Clerk.
I
therefore incline to the views of the Retrenchment~ Committee that the office of Deputy Registrar and Account-
ant should be abolished, and that an Accountant (not neces-
sarily a European) should be appointed to keep the books under the supervision of the Deputy Registrar of the Court,
who
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