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though the point afterward proved very important - no such instruction was given till more than eight months subsequently - viz 25th July 1865.

In a similar way I think it evident that the Acting Judge of the Summary Court seems to have taken matters somewhat supinely as when he had been refused additional Bailiff by the Administrator, he did not evince sufficient anxiety to take adequate steps to explain how impossible it was that the additional duties suddenly cast on his Court could be otherwise satisfactorily carried out.

Moreover in his letter of the 22nd June he evidently thinks the Bailiff's postponement of the Government business to the ordinary routine business of the Court a sufficient excuse.

On the whole it appears to me that while the Public interests were obviously insufficiently attended to there were others blamable as well as the Treasurer, and the continued refusal to the latter of all extra aid by the Administrator, though imposing on him a new and difficult duty

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though the point afterward proved very important - no such instruction was given till more than eight months subsequently - viz 25th July 1865. In a similar way I think it evident that the Acting Judge of the Summary Court seems to have taken matters somewhat supinely as when he had been refused additional Bailiff by the Administrator, he did not evince sufficient anxiety to take adequate steps to explain how impossible it was that the additional duties suddenly cast on his Court could be otherwise satisfactorily carried out. Moreover in his letter of the 22nd June he evidently thinks the Bailiff's postponement of the Government business to the ordinary routine business of the Court a sufficient excuse. On the whole it appears to me that while the Public interests were obviously insufficiently attended to there were others blamable as well as the Treasurer, and the continued refusal to the latter of all extra aid by the Administrator, though imposing on him a new and difficult duty
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_though the point afterward proved very important-no such instruction than eight was given till more mouths subsequently - viz 25th July 1865. 6- way I think In a similar it evident that the Acting Indge of the Summary Court seems to have taken matters somewhat supinely as when the had been refured additional Bailiff by the Administrator, he did not evince sufficient anxiety A take adequate steps to explain how imposible it was that the additional duties :suddenly cast on his Court could be otherwise extisfactorily carried Morcover in his letter of the 282 2 2 nd Sunne he evidently thinks the - Bailiff's postponement of the Government business to the ordinary routine business of the Court a sufficient excuse. On the whole it appears to me that while the Public interesti were obviously insufficiently attended to there were others blamable as well as the Treasurer. and the continued refusal to the latter of all extra aid by the Administrator, though imposing on hiri a new and difficult duty
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_though the point afterward proved very important-no such instruction than eight

was given

till more

mouths subsequently - viz 25th July

1865.

6-

way

I think

In a similar it evident that the Acting Indge of the Summary Court seems to have taken matters somewhat supinely as when the had been refured additional Bailiff by

the Administrator, he did not evince sufficient anxiety

A

take adequate

steps to explain how imposible it

was that the additional duties :suddenly cast on his Court could

be otherwise extisfactorily carried

Morcover in his letter

of

the

282

2 2 nd

Sunne he evidently thinks the - Bailiff's postponement of the Government business to the ordinary routine business of the Court a sufficient excuse.

On the whole it appears to

me that while the Public interesti

were

obviously insufficiently

attended to there were others blamable as well as the Treasurer. and the continued refusal to the

latter

of all extra aid by the Administrator, though imposing

on hiri

a new and difficult duty

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