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the Appointment of Stipendiary Magistrates in the Story superseded the ordinary duties and services of the Justices of the Peace in Sessions.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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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
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for
attendances at Sessions
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a return
the
-Official Justices, we deemed
to
it necessary to make enquiries
as
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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
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at least
pay at
Magisterial duties as their - Official Coadjutors; and
that there had
by any
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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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