192
4.
Acting Registrar of the Supreme Court, -
Mr. M. Mbasson,
who on being called on to explain how he came to tax the Bill replies "in an exactly similar case to the above, that is the Costs in a Consular Criminal Case, of the nature of Costs between Attorney and Client I am not aware of any precedent."
6.
The rule undoubtedly has always hitherto been to make no distinction in Criminal cases before the Supreme Court of this Colony, whether the crime has been committed within or without the Colony matters not; the Criminal is before the Court, and it is the Colonial Jurisdiction that is exercised by the Colonial Officers.
The Second point (2) is the inexpediency of permitting these costs to the Attorney General at least; for he here fills the Office of Grand Jury and it is manifestly wrong that he should seem to be interested in finding true Bills in cases from the ulterior proveention of which he would derive pecuniary benefit.
8.
A high officer of the local Government should be above the possibility of such suspicion, as he has in fact always been hitherto.
9.
I caused the Attorney General and the Crown Solicitor to be called on to justify and explain the Extraordinary Charges made, and I enclose the replies of these Gentlemen with which I regret to say I have
192
4.
Acting Registrar of the Supreme Court, -
Me? M
Mbasson,
who on being called on to explain how he came to tax the Bill replies "in an
Exactly similar case to the above, that is
the Costs in a Consular Criminal Case, of
the nature
of
Costs between Attorney and
Client I am not aware of any precedent."
6.
The rule undoubtedly has always hitherto
been to make no distinction in Criminal cases before
the Supreme Court
of
this
Colony,
whether the-
crime has been committed within or without the
Colony
matters not; the Criminal is before the Court, and it is the Colonial Jurisdiction that
is exercised by the lolonial
Officers.
The Second point (2) is the inexpedioney
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N°2.
as to cars coming from Jahan.
of permitting, these costs to the Attorney General
at least;
for
he here
fills the Office of Grand
Jury and it is manifestly wrong
should seem
before
that he
the Public to be interested in
finding true Bills in cases
true Bills in cases from the ulterior
from proveention of which he would derive pecuniary.
benefit.
8.
A high officer of the local Government should be above the pofsibility of such suspicion,
fact always been hitherts.
as he has in
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I caused the Attorney General
and the Crown Solicitor to be called on to-
justify
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Explain the Extraordinary Charges
made, and I enclose the replies of these -
Gentlemen with which I regret to say I have
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