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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

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