CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10] — Page 88

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Legislative Council

Council

may be disallowed

First Because a Council, with one exception, of official persons in which the public has no voice, and to which the Public is not admitted, ought not by Ordinance to regulate the fees and conduct of the business

of the Supreme Court, and fetter the freedom of the Judge's action; but that whatever changes are made of this nature should be done by Regulae Generales, framed by the Judge, and without the practitioners' Communication, according to the uniform practice in England and hitherto in Colony, and not by Legislative Enactments

Secondly Because the fees proposed to be allowed are insufficient, regard being had to the Expenses of Solicitors given to House Rent Labour and provisions in this Colony, which are about 200 percent above those in England, whereas the fees contained are less than those allowed in England.

Thirdly - Because the fees to Counsel are fixed, whereas they should be left, as in England, to the discretion of the solicitors, subject to the Control of the Taxing officer, and they are, for the most part, fixed at too high a rate, being in some instances far higher than those allowed in England.

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Legislative Council Council may be disallowed First Because a Council, with one exception, of official persons in which the public has no voice, and to which the Public is not admitted, ought not by Ordinance to regulate the fees and conduct of the business of the Supreme Court, and fetter the freedom of the Judge's action; but that whatever changes are made of this nature should be done by Regulae Generales, framed by the Judge, and without the practitioners' Communication, according to the uniform practice in England and hitherto in Colony, and not by Legislative Enactments Secondly Because the fees proposed to be allowed are insufficient, regard being had to the Expenses of Solicitors given to House Rent Labour and provisions in this Colony, which are about 200 percent above those in England, whereas the fees contained are less than those allowed in England. Thirdly - Because the fees to Counsel are fixed, whereas they should be left, as in England, to the discretion of the solicitors, subject to the Control of the Taxing officer, and they are, for the most part, fixed at too high a rate, being in some instances far higher than those allowed in England.

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Legislative Counce

Councel

may be disallowed

First Because a consisting, with one exception, of official persones in which the public has no voice, and to which the Puble is not admitted, ought not by Ordinance to regulate the fees and conduct of the business

of the Supreme Court, and fatter the freedorn of the Judge's action; but that whatever changes are made of this nature should be done by Regula Jenerales, faved by the Judge, an whout the practitioners Communcation, according to the uniforen practies in England and hitherto in Colony, and not by Legislative Encresmente

ace

ی سے

with

Comptaut

مشهد

Reconaly Because the fees proposed to be

are insufficient, regard be

being

to Soliciters gwen

had to the Expenses of House Rent Labour and provisions in this Colony, which are about 200 putlich above those in England, whereas the fees Contamed

cistances less

in Englands

Cer

Ovce

the aduandl

than those allowed

Thirdly - Because the fees to Comusl an fixed, whereas they should be left, and

England, to the discution of the solicitus, subpit to the Control of the Paxing officer, and they are. •for the most part fixed at too tugh a rate.

rate being

mstances fove lames ar high

in some

as those allowed care

England.

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