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No.2.
152
Enclosure in Chief Justice's letter of 10th June, 1902.
His Honour The Chief Justice,
Since Mr Seth's return from leave, no one who has known him
well, can fail to notice, and I say so with regret, that he is not
the strong man he was. This makes me extremely narvous end anxious
at the state the Supreme Court would be in should anything serious
happen to hin or should be aven be compelled to stay away a few
days. Without being at all pessimistic, I think the time has
arrived for me to give due warning as to the present condition of
affairs. I have been off and on deprived of a second deputy for
several years. The officers who are now acting are not the gen
who should be allowed to discharge the many important functions
devolving on then, Technical points arise occasionally giving en
increase of work, besides there seens to me to be more work of
one sort or another, especially getters relating to trusts and to
Probate and Advinistration, especially Official aluinistrations:
there is a great lucrease la the revenue arising principally fron
ocobate duty under the new Orlinance requiring care and experience
I consider it toperative that the Second Deputy Registrar who is
also accountant should be appointed as soon as possible. I an
nyself beginning to feel seriously the strain of my incessant
hard work of the last few years, and natters in the Registry
would be in a state of chaos should anything happen to either
nyself or to Vr Seth og to both of us together, I recommend
therefore that the second laouty registrarship os filled wo as
soon as possible. It would be in-politic to appoint any one who
hes had no legal training or previous acquaintance with Court
work. He would be worse than useless. The present nen have all
had a long soell of acting acpointments and therefore have no
cause of complaint. I suggest the appointment of a Solicitor to
the vacancy, In the Straits Settlements there are a number of
able young Solicitors who have been in practice for a
considerable