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is French to a Colony where that system is English. Consequently English Bankruptcy, Probate, and Commercial Law are comparatively new to him, as also is the English practice in Chambers. He has to unlearn much and to learn more, and is therefore prevented from performing his duties with the necessary expedition. He therefore desires to assign to the proposed extra Judge that portion of his work with which he is least familiar.
9.
I do not understand what is meant by "the "routine of the Summary Court and the smaller cases". An action for the recovery of $25 might be a smaller case, but it might involve principles of law which would not arise in a claim for
$1,000.
I think that Sections 55 and 56 of Ordi- -nance 3 of 1890, having regard to the definition of "Civil Debt" in Section 2, would not help: but the question of confer- -ring jurisdiction on the Magistrates to hear small claims (say up to $50) which are now heard in the Sunmery Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court might be considered.
10.
The distribution of work outlined by the Chief Justice in paragraphs 8 and 9 of his letter would in my opinion leave the other two Judges with not enough work to occupy their time. Moreover the suggestion that the third Judge should take the Chamber work in actions which will not come be- -fore him for trial will deprive the Judge who will try the action of a grasp of the case and its details which cannot but militate against him at the hearing.
11.
In paragraph 9 1 think that the Chief Justice means that in complicated issues of law and not in cOL- -plicated issues of fact, the presence of a second Judge in full Court would be advantageous. I should always prefer to deal
soius with question of fact.
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