thats the Sings. Thinks Itah dome aggraintana Shabe also
benguins ofthe Criminal Laws (aschvoll) & the law
of
Personee Property (biisiams)
Ms. 19.11
K
19/1
M. Branston
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W. Meade
Men Mite
When I first muited thin paper Immitted to draw attention
that in future to the suggestion that in
of the Magistrates should be Member of the Bar, by which I understand the oag.
to mean ore
who has actually practised at the Bar
This was
proposed also in 9584/03
1
(in which see
muintes which
state pros & cous as to this suggestio). On the papers subsequent to 9584/23 ultimates appointed
W. Wise
probation, subject to his passing examination in Chinese,
but
laid
it was not then definitely down that a Lawzer chauldalways be selected for
me
of the Magistracies.
It
Coral bar?
think he
Me
En cutain
Helen Jah
and magis hacie
And
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It has hitherto been the practice
Fenerally in the Eastern Colonies to select
the local
DX
lawzers for these posts. In Ceylon only two District Judgeships have been reservesting bar, all the other Judgeships Magistranting entrusted to Civil Servants, who have passe pd to pramon some exact. law, but have not practised
Mi tähend at the Bar.
of the headically at the Straits all the Magistra-
Urve cusutlich
and with butary cies at the present
厶
Cosal pastiling
filled by
Ex question
time
non-lawzers.
визен
Outer R
The Straits
was argued on 5030/90
where fi.C. Smith gives
ther
arguments strongly in favour of
lagman,
and in that paper
his views were upheld.
What then should we now
lay down
ay
regards Hangthing?
? Say that without laging down auerfast rule the Leo. State will consider the question
when
vacancy occurs.
[ I think also we might take
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