CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6] — Page 274

increased vigilance of the police, amply occupy. the time of the Police Magistrate, upon whom the business of Marine Magistrate, if not discharged by Lieutenant Pedder, would devolve . Owing however to the difficulty of finding Chinese interpreters, I have deemed it necessary to transfer all the cases,

1 of offences committed in the harbor, 40, in which Chinese

concerned, to the Police Magistrate's Court,

are co

and have therefore very materially lightened the duty of which Lieutenant Redder

complains .

On a previous occasion Lieutenant

Ridder applied for an inc

crease

of Salary, on the

ground of his magisterial duties, but on a reference to Lord Stanley, Ibis Lordship declined to accede to his request. I may add that the work of Harbor Master is not nearly.

- dirring the China war,

laborious as it was.

and that before the establishment of the

Supreme

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Supreme Court, the Marine Magistrate had

tion in cases of debt, a function from :

jurisdiction.

which he is now relieved.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Sir,

Your Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.

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