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points of some difficulty. A however

It is His Excellency's desire that I should

state my reasons fully before I proceed

to do so.

The Ordinance to which I referred is Ordinance No. 3 of 1852, which is a transcript of the Imperial Act (Lord Campbell's Act, 14 and 15 Vict. Chap. 99)

The first section of that Ordinance enacts that "On the trial of any issue joined, or of any matter or question,

or on any inquiry arising in any suit, action or other proceeding in the Supreme Court, or before any person having by Law, or by consent of parties, authority to hear, receive

and examine evidence with respect to any suit, action,

or other proceeding, the parties thereto,

and the person in whose behalf any such suit, action or other proceeding

may be brought or defended, shall, except as hereinafter excepted, be competent and compellable to give evidence, either vivâ voce or by deposition, according to the practice of the Courts, on behalf of either or any of the parties to the said suit,

action, or other proceeding."-

This section is followed by Section two, which contains the exceptions alluded to in the first section, and enacts "that nothing herein contained

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424 points of some difficulty. A however It is His Excellency's desire that I should state my reasons fully before I proceed to do so. The Ordinance to which I referred is Ordinance No. 3 of 1852, which is a transcript of the Imperial Act (Lord Campbell's Act, 14 and 15 Vict. Chap. 99) The first section of that Ordinance enacts that "On the trial of any issue joined, or of any matter or question, or on any inquiry arising in any suit, action or other proceeding in the Supreme Court, or before any person having by Law, or by consent of parties, authority to hear, receive and examine evidence with respect to any suit, action, or other proceeding, the parties thereto, and the person in whose behalf any such suit, action or other proceeding may be brought or defended, shall, except as hereinafter excepted, be competent and compellable to give evidence, either vivâ voce or by deposition, according to the practice of the Courts, on behalf of either or any of the parties to the said suit, action, or other proceeding."- This section is followed by Section two, which contains the exceptions alluded to in the first section, and enacts "that nothing herein contained

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points of come difficulty.. A however

It is Excellency is desirous that I should

state, my reasons Mou

to do 20.-

fully I proceed

The Ordina to which I referred is Adinance No 3 of 1852 which is transcript of the Inprins As- (Lad Campbell's Act, 14 and 15 Vict.

Chap 99)

Nick

The first lection of that Rámanci- erracts that "On the trial of any Ispue joined, or of any matter or question,

For on any inquiry arising in any "Suit, action or other proceding in "the Supreme Court, or before any "person having by Law, or by consent of parties, authority to hear, receive

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and examine evidence with respect Suit, action,

or concerning any

"or other Procceding the parties thures, " and the person in whose behalf any "such suit, action or other proceeding

"may be brought or defended, shall except as heremaster exceries, be "competent and compellable to give "entence, either vivâ voce a

"Separition, according to the Practice "If the Courts, on behalf of either or

to the said suit,

any of the

parties

"action, or other

proceeding."-

This

Section is followed by Section livo which contains the exceptions alluded

to in the first section, and enacts "that" nothing

herein contained

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