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not

by

or comma

the existing

ble to give "pellabile " to

law "competint

evidence,

and

the section merely provides that

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so far

as

ersons are concerned,

such Jursons

: the Ordinance does not affect their previous position. I therefore

Aw

no variance between that section

and the Ordinance for

of prisoners.

e camination

-enactment deals with

the

That

state

of

law which exists independent of the

earlier Ordinance.

There is no

doubt much

in Mr. Dall's remarks as to

justice in Mr. Ball's

the

now.

advisability of introducing

measures here, the principles of which have not revived recognition

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in the mother leantry

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But chat

rule is certainly subject to the lincitation imposed by

C X C

the

f

the

optional circumstances bolony which must vecasionally call for exceptional remedies.

As to the present

somewhat encoura

I am som

VVA SUA C

couraged by

adment of

finding in the English papers - just brought by the French Mail, chat a Bill for the amendment the Law of Evidence con clauses for

ever

for

Evidence containing

the

the er

examination and

crop-es

camination.

-prisoners, has been laid before

"Parliament:

That

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should it

of