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one must stand before the other, His beellency with, after considering ther qualifications and testermanniaks be in the best position to determine which should have precedevey. In conclusion use earnestly request His Excelbury to give t

our

we

to

and requests the

suggestions and

earliest possible attention the

massity for a speedy clange.

arrangement of the Registry

very great.

We haver

in the

(Pigned) John Smale

Chief Justice (dr.) J. J. Francis

Acting Pursue Judge.

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Annex

548

Inatters of Practice, are not to be known from Books. What passes at a Judge's Chambers is matter of -

Iradition: It rests in meme

In cases memory.

of this kind, Judges must inquire of

their

better

officers. I his is done in bout every Day when the Practice is disputed or doubted. It is in its nature, official. The officers acquainted with it, than the Judges For his own Part, neither his co- Education nor his Walk in life

are

before he came into this bourt, ever led hun uito

any Buowledge of the Practice of orders made by Judges the Vacation. The waking this

in

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