CO129-216 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [5-6] — Page 476

Enclosure 2.

475

Report by the Attonwy Soneral on Ordinance N.2.17

Copy.)

of 1884.

Attorney General's Office,

9th June, 1881.

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled An Ordinance

to make provision for certain duties formerly attaching to the Office of on Sheriff and I am of opinion that

the Ordinance is one which is not

Contrary

to the Governor's Instructions.

By Ordinance 22 of 1882 the Office

of Meriff.

was abdished and some

doubt has been felt as to whether the duties convoted with the execution of capital sentences which had forumly attroted to that office

wvere

sufficiently

provided