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That may be the opinion of Mr Frances, and

We

of

suppore

he is entitled to it, but the opinion

the Chief Justice is that he is entitled to look

for assistance from the puisse Judge, and to expect

that the puisse Judge shall bring to the discharge

of

his ducties sufficient knowledge and independence to prevent the purine fudgefro being compelled to leaw entirely upon the Chief Justice for his decisions - Indeed, in the opinion

the Cluef Justice, it is far more important that he should have a thoroughly reliableman

of

as

pisane Judge thaw as Registrar.

No doubt the office of Registrar is avery important one, and to the duties of it have

beew

o very efficiently discharged by ho lickroyd; but No. Francis, whether to suit his own

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purposes or not, has considerably magnified the duties of the office and the dangers.

wheels

a removal of he Ackroyd to the Bench would involve

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Our Frances starts by saying

that

the duties implied by the title of the Registrar's Office

adiicrably performed as a rule by

are adi

his deputies - We do not know what opportunity Our Francis can hack had of judging

as

to the

way

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way in which they have performed their duties, and should prefer to rely

ow the Registrar's.

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report and our own observations. With regard to the conduct of enquiries and Examinations the Court can if it considers it desirable conduct them itself, or they may be referred to the Puiene Judge for enquiry, as was done, we believe, more than one occasion by the late Chief Justice, when our Frances was acting puisue Judgen if the Registrar report to the Court, either party is ab liberty to take objections to his Report, and to have the inatter settled by the Judge. If no

objections

are made, the Fregistrar'streport is as a matter of course; but when are taken, the Judge

confirmed.

objections

exercises aw

independent opinion, and we do not think that Mr. Francis is justified in saying that "The Court is largely guided in its judgemonts in such matters by his Reports __ As a fact- the Registrar has been frequently directed to amend his Report-

Witte regard

to the Registrar's various duties

as Official Trustee &c. Nor Francis states that: the Ackroyd has been especially selected and

seut

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