CO129-151 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [7-8] — Page 351

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The vast amount of Notarial Business which is carried

on

and the facility with which Derem might hitherto set up

Public Notary without any

here

conry

do A

Sort of

Question, rendered it advisable to

establish

a

Register of Public

Notaries and to compel them to prodive their Daculty and to file

affidavit of Identity before

to practise . This is

ari

commencing

no more

than is required of Baristera This Ordinance will I think

prove very beneficial in seuring class of attornies competent to

transact the

very important legal Buomnes which the rapid grauth

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of the Colony gives rise to, and in Keeping out a class of Practitimers where Qualifications under the old Law would not as a

be such as

general Rule inspire that confidence

which Merchant engaged in vast

Operations should be able to repose

in their

legal

advisers.

(Signed) Julian Danncessle,

Alterney General, 10th August, 1871.

(True Copy)

Spontinian Austri

a

Colonial Secretary.