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and subsequent experience has convinced.

that Se Jurisdiction intended to be by that Ordin. Ordinance sufficiently extensive. & given not I have Therefore caused to be drawn up, and submitted to the Legislative Council another which will enable the crimes most prevalent in the Colony to be carried out in a speedy manner, and which from the migratory nature of our population require speedy decision and punishment.

3. I beg to remark that I have not enlarged the power of inflicting heavier punishments on persons convicted of offences enumerated in the approved Draft Ordinance, but I have authorized certain offences heretofore tried before the Supreme Court to be disposed of in a summary manner. experience having proved that delay inseparable from the working of a Court of Justice with its technicalities and forms is altogether incompatible with the state of the Colony.

While I have, however, sanctioned the summary disposal of certain crimes hitherto tried before a jury, your Lordship will observe that I have not entrusted the jurisdiction to a single individual, but in lieu of the former jurisdiction Ordinance therein...

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and subsequent experience has convinced. that Se Jurisdiction intended to be by that Ordin. Ordinance sufficiently extensive. & given not I have Therefore caused to be drawn up, and submitted to the Legislative Council another which will enable the crimes most prevalent in the Colony to be carried out in a speedy manner, and which from the migratory nature of our population require speedy decision and punishment. 3. I beg to remark that I have not enlarged the power of inflicting heavier punishments on persons convicted of offences enumerated in the approved Draft Ordinance, but I have authorized certain offences heretofore tried before the Supreme Court to be disposed of in a summary manner. experience having proved that delay inseparable from the working of a Court of Justice with its technicalities and forms is altogether incompatible with the state of the Colony. While I have, however, sanctioned the summary disposal of certain crimes hitherto tried before a jury, your Lordship will observe that I have not entrusted the jurisdiction to a single individual, but in lieu of the former jurisdiction Ordinance therein... Page 242 The provided text has been corrected for spelling, spacing, and formatting issues while preserving the original content and word order. The text is now formatted in HTML using `` tags for paragraphs. The original page numbering ("Page 242") has been retained as it was part of the original scan. The text has been reflowed to correct OCR errors, and minor adjustments were made to improve readability without altering the original content.
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