CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7] — Page 74

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With regard to Paragraph 12 the accounts of the Official Trustee are included in the general books of the Court.

With regard to the percentage mentioned therein I have suggested one per cent. Whatever amount is determined on, legislation authority must be obtained as the present ordinance fixes on ... to be paid.

With regards to Paragraph 15 it is useless, for many years to come, to expect suitors in the Summary Court to provide themselves with stamps beforehand. They do not know what fees they have to pay until they have inquired and it is no doubt a convenience both to the suitors and to the Officials in attendance to let them have the stamps without sending them to another office for the purpose of obtaining them.

I think it would be advisable to introduce as soon as possible special stamps for the Court fees through the Crown Agents. The Chief Justice has stated that he would like to have stamps to the nominal value of $20,000, though the stamps would not correspond to the exact amounts required. We shall need to think about the denominations of the stamps required.

They can be combined e.g. by having stamps of the following denominations: 5 cents, ...

1. H. Marsh

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73 3 With regard to Paragraph 12 the accounts of the Official Trustee are included in the general books of the Court. With regard to the percentage mentioned therein I have suggested one per cent. Whatever amount is determined on, legislation authority must be obtained as the present ordinance fixes on ... to be paid. With regards to Paragraph 15 it is useless, for many years to come, to expect suitors in the Summary Court to provide themselves with stamps beforehand. They do not know what fees they have to pay until they have inquired and it is no doubt a convenience both to the suitors and to the Officials in attendance to let them have the stamps without sending them to another office for the purpose of obtaining them. I think it would be advisable to introduce as soon as possible special stamps for the Court fees through the Crown Agents. The Chief Justice has stated that he would like to have stamps to the nominal value of $20,000, though the stamps would not correspond to the exact amounts required. We shall need to think about the denominations of the stamps required. They can be combined e.g. by having stamps of the following denominations: 5 cents, ... 1. H. Marsh
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73

3

With regard to Paragraphe

12 the accounts of

the Official

Trustee are

1 1 0 0 V

included in

the

general books

of

the Cour

With regard to the percentage

mentioned therein I have

suggested

one per cent. Whatever

amount is deter 1111

ved on,

u, legislation

| authority must be obtained as

the present ordinance

the

fixes on

uut to be paid)

With regards to Paragraph

15 it is useless, for many years

11 2 kit

to come, to expect suitors the Summary Court to provide themselves with stamps. beforehand. They do not know

>

what

Hote by the

what fees they have to pay

until they have inquired and

it is

no doubt a

110

convenience

both to the suitors and to the

Officials in attendance to let then have the stamps

without sending them to

another office for the

of obtaining

purpose

them. I think

it would be advisable to

introduce as sovn as possible

Samaldecretary through

The Thief Justice

pstad met awake

Katie have

---

through the Prown Agents

livenne stamps special stamps for the Court fees.

chand to tho ominal value. $žovcovo, d kink it would

a pity

to

get

Many more.

though the stamps,

hand do not

carmepond, to att

We shall nee & think about

$20,000 per

ALII 1 1 1 1 11

and the

required would bextamps

at arowanted stamps required

they can be mbined e.g. by

fitting dand 2 osteona docuericuti tajmaku 5 cents -

1. H. Marah

of the following denominations

}

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