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objection.

The

Draft.

was then printed_ reading the Chief Justice intimated

Two days before the second

came our

that he objected to the clause and

(

: the second reading he moved its

- rejection and it appearing undesirable

that

a

lause so

objected to should be

insisted on

the clause was

without

discussion withdrawan_

Clause three was then adopted.

the suggestion of

ow

the Chief Justice to

transfer.

a

numerous

class of

of cases from

the Supreme Court to the Police Cont

· and thus partially to relieve the Supreme Court.

I may add that the Criminal

Laws of this Colony me very fingenuniting

and that it is

there must be

arr

probable that ere long.

entire revision of them

and adoption of the English Criminal -statutes codifying this branch of Laws - It appears from the newspapers that this has already been done in Fuera.

Demerara.

(Signed) John Small.

Attorney General.

thi

Febmary 14th, 1863.

(Fine Copy)

WAAlexand

Acting

Colonial Secretary