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been permitted to fall: There were bankruptcies of many years standing which might and ought to have been wound up years ago. There were intestacies in which the accounts had been prepared long before, and many cases were pending beyond the normal twelve months - but what made the greatest impression on my mind was the entire absence of any general rules of practice by which the business was to be conducted.

I suggested to the Chief Justice that rules should be laid down and, if necessary, I should be glad to help prepare them, with regard to the rules I suggested.

Having ascertained that by the Ordinance No.12 of 1873 the Chief Justice had certain powers with regard to the rules, I had brought with me from England the latest authorities on the subject, but finding that the Chief Justice was utterly opposed to being framed by any general rules, I altered my course nearly completely and proceeded as I could, in accordance with what the general consensus of legal opinion in England has pronounced to be the most approved system.

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108 business brad been permitted to fall: There were bankruptcies of many years standing which might and ought to have been wound up years ago. There were intestacies in which the accounts had been prepared long before, and many cases were pending beyond the normal twelve months - but what made the greatest impression on my mind was the entire absence of any general rules of practice by which the business was to be conducted. I suggested to the Chief Justice that rules should be laid down and, if necessary, I should be glad to help prepare them, with regard to the rules I suggested. Having ascertained that by the Ordinance No.12 of 1873 the Chief Justice had certain powers with regard to the rules, I had brought with me from England the latest authorities on the subject, but finding that the Chief Justice was utterly opposed to being framed by any general rules, I altered my course nearly completely and proceeded as I could, in accordance with what the general consensus of legal opinion in England has pronounced to be the most approved system.
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108

business brad

been permitted to fall: There were bankruptcies of many years standing which might and ought to have been

regard to rules I suggested.

some

to the Chief Justice that rules should be laid down and

if necessary

I should be

glad

to

wound up years. intestacies in which

before, and

muany

prepare them,

the accounts

had been

in

$

beyond the

nanal

Iverv

months and

twelve months - but what made

the greatest impression

vas

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my

to

rules

mind was

the

entire absence.

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to act

my course

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I had been

formisteed by the Colonial Office

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subject, but finding that

Chief Justice

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utterly opprend

being framed,

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of any general rules of practice

by which the business

Const

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to be

Conducted

Having ascertained that by the Ordinance W12 of 1873 the Chief Justice had certain powers with regard

ad

I could, in

accordance with what the feneral consensus of legal opinion in England, has pronouneed to be the neost approved system. had brought with

from England.

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