CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11] — Page 13

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But any colonial policy of further lowering Officer in the Colony where he actually serves and resides.

I cannot however but feel that such would be the result of amending Ordinance by directions of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies who may be regarded as specially charged with the interests of Her Majesty's colonial servants so as to put any of the Navy who might happen to sit ... in the Trial Court

a Commander over all other members except the Chief Justice, whether sitting on the Executive Council or on the judicial Bench. I do not believe it was the intention to do so, and that your notice was not called to the departure from existing practice involved in the proposed legislation.

It is moreover unfortunate that, when amending the Trial Court Ordinance so recently as the 10th ultimo, I was not aware of the difficulties raised as to their Officers by the Admiralty sitting in the Court, which I was on the point of calling into existence when Your Grace's despatch of the 14th August reached me by last Mail. There is now increased awkwardness in introducing further amendments in a third Ordinance, and I would suggest that the Ordinance No of last year be allowed to remain unaltered, leaving it practically optional with the Senior ...

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170 11 But any colonial policy of further lowering Officer in the Colony where he actually serves and resides. I cannot however but feel that such would be the result of amending Ordinance by directions of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies who may be regarded as specially charged with the interests of Her Majesty's colonial servants so as to put any of the Navy who might happen to sit ... in the Trial Court a Commander over all other members except the Chief Justice, whether sitting on the Executive Council or on the judicial Bench. I do not believe it was the intention to do so, and that your notice was not called to the departure from existing practice involved in the proposed legislation. It is moreover unfortunate that, when amending the Trial Court Ordinance so recently as the 10th ultimo, I was not aware of the difficulties raised as to their Officers by the Admiralty sitting in the Court, which I was on the point of calling into existence when Your Grace's despatch of the 14th August reached me by last Mail. There is now increased awkwardness in introducing further amendments in a third Ordinance, and I would suggest that the Ordinance No of last year be allowed to remain unaltered, leaving it practically optional with the Senior ... 13
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170

11

But

any bolonial

policy of further lowering Officer in the Colony where he actual

Sewes and resides.

aw

tually

I cannot however but feel that

CH

such would be the result of amending Ordinance by directions of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies who may be regarded as specially changed with the interests of Her Meapestijo bolonial servants so as

fut any I of the Navy who might happen to sit

....

in the Tracy lecurt

ملا

CH-

lcommander

over all other members

except the Chief Justice, whether leekonzing Ito the Executive Council on the judicial Bench. I do not believe it

Spacio intention

was

intention to do so, and

that your

Your

imagine

Your

Spacio

notice

was not called

to the deportive from existing practice involved in the proposed legislation

It

is

moreover

unfortunate that, bout

when amending the Tracy beant

Ordinance so

recently

as

..

the 10th ultimo,

I was not iware of the difficulties raised

as to their Officers

by the Admiralty

sitting

in

the lount, which I was on

the point of calling into existence when

Grace's despatch of the 14th

Your Grace's

质

August

reached me by last Mauil. There

increased

wwkwardness

is

now

in

intralucing

further amendments in a third Ordinance,

and

I would suggest that the Chilinance

Nq of last

your having been

year

be allowed to remain unaltered

enforced

learing

it practically optional with the Senior

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