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Sercombe Smith, First Police Magistrate, but now Acting
Colonial Secretary; and Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice.
Copies of these opinions are annexed.
3.
Mr. Hazeland favours the idea of
an intermediate Court between the Magistrates and Supreme
Courts, but would only allow recourse to it by leave of
the Magistrate who tried the case and on the appellant
entering into recognizances to pay any costs (not to exceed
$100) that might be awarded against him.
4.
Neither Mr. Bowley nor Sir Henry
Berkeley desired any change from the present tribunal for
hearing appeals from the Magistrates, but thinks that
scales of costs fixing maximum and minimum fees for Counsel
and Solicitors for appeals in criminal cases should be
drawn up and that the taxing officer should be given
discretion to allow either scale having due regard to the
means of parties and to the importance of the case. Mr.
Bowley further recommends that the Full Court should have
power to amend proceedings in appeals from the Magistrates'
decisions.
5.
Mr. Sercombe Smith advocates a
new Court of Appeal of three Magistrates or of two Magis-
-trates and the Puisne Judge to which appeal from a Magis-
-trate's