CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4] — Page 66

individuals being registered, to provide

the Magistracy must remain

security,

at a loss for an authorite to punish parties securely I -

bad Characters.

zadly I have detected - individuals applying to be Registered, for the third time with in- b months; the large scumber registered, prevent, my recognising there who have been formerly entered on

- my books, and I think

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"it is probable that one eighth of these registered this year, have been so before ..

during this year,

Causes

This

is great confusion in the Indew of the

Affice Register,

au

expence

An un n

in neecitary

loss of time,

to Government in books tickets

to, and renders void all the expected-

thly

assistance in taking the Census. 4th I am frequently obliged to suspend the Registration while occupied by my other duties; whether, granting boat tickets receiving monies, settling disputes, making up my books, visiting villages to, which-

ť

obliges many

remain

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who call- at the office, to

some time, thereby

unregistered - for.

subjecting them to the penalty provided-in-

such case.

5ttle It is impossible to enforce the

painting of the numbers on the stern and Bows of Boats in the Harbour, the people being ignorant- where to get it done. fothly It would be desirable that the office. should at least- pay

its

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own

expenses.

thly Two thirds of the clauses of the present

7thly

of

Registration. Ordinance-

tion Ordinance are a dead. letter, and

those in face might be improved.

In order to amend these several objections and to obtain the result. to be- desired, after carefully weighing each. separately for endeavouring

some time-back, and

to accertain what would

probably form the best-remedies, I beg most respectfully to submit the following. proposed amendments for

endments for the consideration