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Sittings at Cham-

bers.

said Supreme Court; the said Sessions to commence on the 15th day of February, the 15th day of April, the 15th day of June, and the 15th of December, in every year, and shall ter- minate on the last day of each of such months respectively : Provided, that whenever either of the said days shall happen o commence or end upon a Sunday, the Sessions shall com- mence on the Monday following, and end on the Saturday preceding: Provided also, that if at any time it shall appear to the Chief Justice of the said Court necessary or expedient that a Criminal Session should be held at any other or dif- ferent period, it shall be lawful for the said Chief Justice so to hold the same, upon giving reasonable notice thereof.

IV. It is further ordered, That (except during the months of July, August, September, and October,) parties shall be at liberty to apply to the Chief Justice of the said Supreme Court at Chambers for time to plead leave to amend, and such other matters as may be brought before him by any Rule or Order of the said Court; and that the mode of procuring the attendance of any party before the said Chief Justice at Cham- bers, shall be by Summons, to be taken out from the Regis- trar's Office, which Summons shall state the names and des- cription of the parties, and the object of the attendance, and shall be signed by the Registrar or his Deputy.

Office hours and V. It is further ordered, That the Offices of the said holidays.

Supreme Court shall be open every day during term, between the hours of ten in the morning and four in the afternoon, and out of term, between the hours of ten in the morning and three in the afternoon, except upon Sundays, and the holi- days hereinafter mentioned, and the months of July, August, September, and October, for the issuing of processes, the filing of affidavits, petitions, declarations, pleas, answers, and other pleadings, and granting copies thereof, and for doing and performing all other necessary acts, duties, and things in the said offices and the holidays in the said offices shall be New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Her Majesty's Birth- day, Ascension day, Whit Monday, the anniversary of Her Majesty's Coronation, and Christmas Day, and the day after.

Commencement of actions.

VI. It is further order. That all suits and actions of a common law nature, shall commenced in the said Supreme Court by summons, or other process in the nature of a writ of summons; and that at the time of issuing such writ of sum- mons the plaintiff shall lodge, with the Registrar of the Court, a short statement, or abstrac in writing, of the cause of action, and the Registrar of the Court shall indorse, on the back of

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Court House, Victoria, Floughing, 28th January, 18617.

I have the hour to acknowledge the-

receipt of your letter of this date. Nr. 32;

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the trial of

Supreme Court sat for

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sunder it's Criminal Jurisdiction-

the year 1845 as under viz:

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15 and 17th February -

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16* 17th 18th 19th and 30th June.

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(Signed)

The Amorable Major fame, Colonial Secretary-

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