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584

Magistrates

over indictable Offences and for cater pumproses - being

of 1895:

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I endlose a

very full

and lucid Report by the Altomey General panting out the state

of the law affecting the

time of the magistraten,

the jurisd

diction

the pavers

and

and

and explaining the neeeforty for

fresh legislation.

I

amm

much indebted to

The

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Mr. Braunton for promptitude and ability with which he prepared the Ordinance forwarded. It met with the goural approval of the Commal general

that the Chief Justice except

recommended that all the

Ordin

aces

regarding should be ordified

Endenn

The Dill then

m

the Magistrates

and that

the Table

chould be withdrawn in favour

oftevery

indicated.

extensive me.

The at

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meas

Attorney General's Report

will be sufficient, I feel

Qurb,

to

justify

The actio

of the Commail in proceeding withai't delay to

delay to remedy the highly serraturfaclay condition

of the law, and I trust that Your Lordship wiel hay

The Ordinance

Ordinance before the Queen

for Ola Majesty's gracious appren