CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7] — Page 338

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of the Government for the wrongful acts of the Registrar of the Supreme Court in his capacity as Official Assignee, Official Administrator and Official Trustee. The Attorney General thinks the Government is not legally responsible

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I express no opinion on the Attorney General's view of the law; but I think the moral responsibility of the Government for the official acts of the Registrar in those matters ought not to be entirely disregarded, especially in a Colony like this where the largest holders of property and the majority of the community know so little of the technicalities of the English law.

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I therefore trust that it may be possible to adopt Chief Justice Sir John Smale's suggestion, and to provide in the Registrar's Bond some adequate safeguard for the liabilities incurred by that Official in his official capacities.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordships' Most Obedient Humble Servant,

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334 of the Government for the wrongful acts of the Registrar of the Supreme Court in his capacity as Official Assignee, Official Administrator and Official Trustee. The Attorney General thinks the Government is not legally responsible 2. 9 I express no opinion on the Attorney General's view of the law; but I think the moral responsibility of the Government for the official acts of the Registrar in those matters ought not to be entirely disregarded, especially in a Colony like this where the largest holders of property and the majority of the community know so little of the technicalities of the English law. 3 I therefore trust that it may be possible to adopt Chief Justice Sir John Smale's suggestion, and to provide in the Registrar's Bond some adequate safeguard for the liabilities incurred by that Official in his official capacities. I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordships' Most Obedient Humble Servant,
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of the Government for the revongful sets of the Registrar of the Supreme Court in his capacity as Official Assignee, Official Administrator and Official Trustee. The Attorney General thinks the Government is not legally- responsible

2.

9

express

no opinion

on

the Attorney General's view of the law; but I think the moral responsibility of the Government for the Official acts of

the

Registrar in those matter.

in those matters ought not

in

to be entirely disregarded, especially a Colony like this where the largest holders of property and the majority of the community Know so little of the technicalities of the English law.

3

I therefore trust that

.)

it may be possible to adopt Chief Justice. Sir John Smale's suggestion, and to provide

in the Registrar's Bond

Bond some

adequate.

ed by

safeguard for the liabilities incurred that Official in his Official capacities.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordships Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

it

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