CO129-112 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [3-4] — Page 36

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to the Count for assistance, but reglect in the collection was contemplated when such appeal

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gim ly Ordinance, or in other acords, it was never intended that a Court of Justice

should be converted into a sub-Collectirate

supply

of Resume to remedy the wrous or the defects of an Executive Department.

14.

At the same time it is proper

to show that the Clent of the Court was

and

madive in dealing with the plaintõr that the subordinate Officers of the Cowt postponed the Govenment Revenue matter in favor of the

more

ordinary business of

the Court, or as the Report of the Commission

puts it, the Bailiff made the duty of

collecting the ratis" subsidiary (or subordinate?)

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"to the discharge of his functions in respect of the ordinary business of the Count ", that is the Court placed the Govnument in a cowse positions than an ordinary Suiter.

10.

As regards the Bailiff it is surprising

that the Court seems to cconcise little control

or

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supervision

over this Officer for it dow

that he

not seem le consider it necessary it

shall account for the monies he colleds;

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to his being "frequently robbed." it must be remarked that his duly is to pay

monies received

over the

by him, and he should

have no public money over 24 hours in

his prosession of which it might be possible, to rob him. I've shall at once be called on

for security.

16.

The Comunission observe on the

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