CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12] — Page 175

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Copy No 44.

C.D.

NOVGO

1846

In 1605 A Ker 120

Chief, Magistrate's Office,

Pretoria, 17th August 1846

I have the honor, on behalf of myself. and the Officiating Assistant Magistrate, to bring to your notice, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, the desirability of our receiving some definite authority for the disposal, in the case of persons other than Chinese, of charges of pottyp theft, and other offences not of a serious character, which by English law require

of a jury.

the intervention.

On the first establishment of the Colonial Police Courts, the Magistrates were

provided with "Warrants which empowered

The Honorable,

Major Caine :

Off HColonial Secretary

&&

Jc.

them

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