CO129-251 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [9-11] — Page 291

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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

}

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

258

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

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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