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the Appointment of Stipendiary Magistrates in the Story superseded the ordinary duties and services of the Justices of the Peace in Sessions. In that view His Excellency convened in every instance in which it was stated, and it was understood that the Justices were not expected to attend the Petty Sessions, unless invited to do so upon the occasion of some extraordinary cases requiring adjudication. Notwithstanding this, His Excellency having thought it necessary to call for a return of the attendances at Sessions of the Official Justices, we deemed it necessary to make enquiries as to the attendance of the Justices "holding other official Appointments", and who, being in the immediate Service of Government, might reasonably be expected to pay at least the same attention to their Magisterial duties as their Official Coadjutors;

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and that there had been no reasonable ground for supposing that the Justices holding other official appointments, if we except the one lay member of the Legislative Council, had failed to attend when applied to to assist the Stipendiary Magistrates in cases of importance. So far as we can ascertain no non-official Justice, upon being applied to, declined to attend.

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36. the Appointment of Stipendiary Magistrates in the Story superseded the ordinary duties and services of the Justices of the Peace in Sessions. In that view His Excellency convened in every instance in which it was stated, and it was understood that the Justices were not expected to attend the Petty Sessions, unless invited to do so upon the occasion of some extraordinary cases requiring adjudication. Notwithstanding this, His Excellency having thought it necessary to call for a return of the attendances at Sessions of the Official Justices, we deemed it necessary to make enquiries as to the attendance of the Justices "holding other official Appointments", and who, being in the immediate Service of Government, might reasonably be expected to pay at least the same attention to their Magisterial duties as their Official Coadjutors; 37. and that there had been no reasonable ground for supposing that the Justices holding other official appointments, if we except the one lay member of the Legislative Council, had failed to attend when applied to to assist the Stipendiary Magistrates in cases of importance. So far as we can ascertain no non-official Justice, upon being applied to, declined to attend.
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36. the Arcointment of Stypendiary Iragistrates in the Story suvereked the ordinary duties and services of the Justices of the Pence in Sersions. In that view His Excellency convenned in every in instance in which it was stated, and it was understood that the Justices were not expected to attend the Petty Sessions, unless invited to do so upon the occasion extraordinay nary Cazis erming for adjudication. Notwithstanding this, Ais Swcellency having thought it me to call necessary 7 for attendances at Sessions Mutu- a return the -Official Justices, we deemed to it necessary to make enquiries as A 206 to the attendance of the Justices "holding other official Arrointments", and who, being in the immediate Service of Government, mighć reasonably be excccted to the same attention to their 37. at least pay at Magisterial duties as their - Official Coadjutors; and that there had by any A reen mo we Mm- found attendance the Justices holding other official appointments, if we creept the one lay member of the Legisiative Council. So far far as we as we can accertain no non-official Justice upon being applied to to assist the Stipendiary Magistrates in caus of importance, declined to artend
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the Arcointment of Stypendiary Iragistrates in the Story suvereked the ordinary duties and services of the Justices of the Pence in Sersions. In that view His Excellency convenned in every in

instance in which it was stated, and it was understood that

the Justices were not expected to attend the Petty Sessions, unless

invited to do so upon the occasion

extraordinay

nary Cazis

erming

for

adjudication. Notwithstanding this, Ais Swcellency having thought

it me

to call

necessary

7

for

attendances at Sessions

Mutu-

a return

the

-Official Justices, we deemed

to

it necessary to make enquiries

as

A

206

to the attendance of the Justices "holding other official Arrointments", and who, being in the immediate Service of Government, mighć reasonably be excccted to the same attention to their

37.

at least

pay at

Magisterial duties as their - Official Coadjutors; and

that there had

by any

A

reen mo

we

Mm-

found

attendance

the Justices holding other

official appointments, if we creept

the one lay member of the Legisiative Council. So far

far as we

as we can

accertain no non-official Justice

upon

being applied to to assist the Stipendiary Magistrates in caus of importance, declined to artend

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