CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8] — Page 507

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tive or three months in

Summer .

Attorney General's Notes.

6.

If it is finally

I do not see the

divided that one Judge

object of the suggestion

should hear and determine here rade Proceedings

these Rendition cases

there should be an

then upon Habeas Corpus appeal are well understood

of right to the full fourt, and their scope is with power to examine all wider than such proceedings instead of the appeal would be. : noual stabeas Corpees. proceedings.

7.

In the prescriminat procedure of the Supreme fourt only Barristers have audience. To it proposed to admit Solicitors and

Solicitors Clerks to practice in this Court as in the Police: Court, for I take it that if Judge is to perform the functions of a committing Magistrate as the draft

the

Irdinance)

an

503

Ordinance propozes there must be a special Court.

Iunderstand that

8.

the (guton Viceroy consplains

Aud

of the delay and expense an want of success in obtaining the sexluadition of fugitive,

criminals. But where lies

the fault? It seems to be thrown on the Magistrates. I donot think that they

to blame to

any great

are

extent. I have referred to

var cie

of the

raees focu

curring

the last two years,

during and I find that the

vands were

mejority of reme

obtained at the instance

of the (brinese Government_ Cawyers, & he arrest is

made, and thin

remand is invariably

arked

Reed for

and as

a

rute

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