CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4] — Page 304

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Courts, and that it is contrary to all recent provisions that public Officers should be entitled to fees for any public work.

I understood that all Interpreters were directed to form one staff for the use of all public Offices under Dr. Eitel who was to receive the directions of the public Offices especially of the Supreme Court and appoint such Interpreter as he might think best able to perform the special work required by each office.

I have respectfully to act that His Excellency the Governor will give such directions as will enable justice to be administered and that he will further such regulations as shall enable this Court to have an interpreter like Stanga without extra fees and generally that he will provide for the constitution of a staff of interpreters under Dr. Eitel so that this Court may be relieved from the humiliation of being an inferior Court for Interpreter and of having its application refused.

The precisely accurate interpretation of evidence and translation of documents are primarily essential to the due administration of Justice. No one is competent for these duties who is not critically acquainted with two languages. The want of this critical knowledge tends to the miscarriage of justice.

I have, &c. St John Smith
Lieut. Governor.

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299 Courts, and that it is contrary to all recent provisions that public Officers should be entitled to fees for any public work. I understood that all Interpreters were directed to form one staff for the use of all public Offices under Dr. Eitel who was to receive the directions of the public Offices especially of the Supreme Court and appoint such Interpreter as he might think best able to perform the special work required by each office. I have respectfully to act that His Excellency the Governor will give such directions as will enable justice to be administered and that he will further such regulations as shall enable this Court to have an interpreter like Stanga without extra fees and generally that he will provide for the constitution of a staff of interpreters under Dr. Eitel so that this Court may be relieved from the humiliation of being an inferior Court for Interpreter and of having its application refused. The precisely accurate interpretation of evidence and translation of documents are primarily essential to the due administration of Justice. No one is competent for these duties who is not critically acquainted with two languages. The want of this critical knowledge tends to the miscarriage of justice. I have, &c. St John SmithLieut. Governor.
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299 Courts, and that it is contrary to all recent provisions that public Officers should be entitled to fees for any public work. I understood that all Interpreters were directed to form one staff for the use of all! public Offices under Dr. Eitel who was to receive the directions of the public Offices expecially of the supreme fouert and appoint such Interpreter as he might think best able to perform the special work required by each office. I have respectfully to to act that His Excellency the Corronor will give such directions as Interpretation is the Care now adjourned. as will enable justice to to be administered and that he will further such regulations. as of of right) as shall table this fourt as to have an enterpreter sie Stakka without extra fees and generally that he will provide for the constitution of a. staff of interpreters under De cikel so that this fourt may be relieved from the humiliation of an acking are inferior fourt for Interpreter and of having its application refereed The precisely accurate interpretion of evidence and translation of Doen to are primarily essential to the due administrations of Justice. maike of tha No one is competent for these duties who is not critically two languages. The want of this critical knowledge tends to the miscarriage of ficties. I have, &c. St John Sold! flief duesice. r
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Courts, and that it is contrary to all recent provisions that public Officers should be entitled to fees for any public work.

I understood that

all Interpreters

were directed to form one staff for the use of all! public Offices under Dr. Eitel who was to receive the directions of the

public Offices expecially of the supreme fouert and appoint such Interpreter as he might think best able to perform the special work required

by each office.

I have respectfully

to

to act that His Excellency the Corronor will give such directions as

Interpretation is the Care now adjourned.

as will enable justice

to

to be administered and that he will further

such regulations.

as of

of right)

as shall table this fourt as to have an enterpreter sie Stakka without extra fees and generally that he will provide for the constitution

of

a.

staff of interpreters under De cikel so that this fourt may

be

relieved from the humiliation of

an

acking are inferior fourt for Interpreter and of having its application refereed

The precisely

accurate

interpretion of evidence and translation

of

Doen

to are

primarily essential

to the due administrations of Justice.

maike of

tha

No one is competent for these duties who is not critically two languages. The want of this critical knowledge

tends to the

miscarriage of ficties.

I have, &c. St John Sold!

flief duesice.

r

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