CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10] — Page 199

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The number has been augmented by subsequent Commissions to Fifteen in all.

It is His Excellency's desire that a Return be made of the number of Attendances at Petty Sessions since the time of the issuing of these Commissions. He finds that one Gentleman has given Six attendances, five Gentlemen have given two attendances, seven Gentlemen have given one attendance, and two Gentlemen have given no attendance since their appointment.

He has to remark that there have been only two occasions on which a Justice has assisted the Stipendiary Magistrates with their presence and advice. On these two occasions Four Justices attended, three of whom are stated to have been present for the first time since they were sworn in. They were present at the special request of the Acting Chief Magistrate. On the first of these occasions (the 23rd May), there was not unanimous concurrence in decision, whereby, in the judgment of His Excellency, the obvious intent and meaning of the Law were abrogated and annulled by the Action of the Bench.

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The number has been augmented by subsequent Commissions to Fifteen in all. It is His Excellency's desire that a Return be made of the number of Attendances at Petty Sessions since the time of the issuing of these Commissions. He finds that one Gentleman has given Six attendances, five Gentlemen have given two attendances, seven Gentlemen have given one attendance, and two Gentlemen have given no attendance since their appointment. He has to remark that there have been only two occasions on which a Justice has assisted the Stipendiary Magistrates with their presence and advice. On these two occasions Four Justices attended, three of whom are stated to have been present for the first time since they were sworn in. They were present at the special request of the Acting Chief Magistrate. On the first of these occasions (the 23rd May), there was not unanimous concurrence in decision, whereby, in the judgment of His Excellency, the obvious intent and meaning of the Law were abrogated and annulled by the Action of the Bench.
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number has been anquented by enbequent Commissions to Fiftien

in all.

A

It is kneellence has caused Return to be made of the number Attendances at Petty Sessions since

the time of the leaning these

Commissions.

He finds that one

has

given

F

Gentleman

Siz attendances, five

Gentlemen have given tos attendones,

me

attendance,

and two Gentlemen

Gentlemen have

while

seren

ms attendance since their

appointinent.

given

He has to remark that there

have been on

only

tus occasions on

which

a

than

/lune Ühan me

197

Justice has assisten

the Stipendiary Magistrates withi their

presence and advice.

On these two recasions Four

Justices attended, three of whom

A

for the fireć time since

they

were

are stated to have

swan in- They been present at the special request

of the Acting chief - Magistrate- and

on the

first of these recasions (the 23?

May I there was

43

it

appears

unanimous concurrenci in

decision by whier in the judgment of His Reeliency

the obvious intent

Cao uvere

and meaning of the Law abrogated and annulien Action of the Bench.

of

by

A

the

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