CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12] — Page 270

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I have been dealt with

in the same

way noth

taken in respect

other proceedings

in the Supreme Court,

and should not have

been paid for

their own benefit to the Judges of the Register, or the official who discharges the duty

Such are office fees and not personal fees, as was the case in the Vice Admiralty Court before Parliament, when it was abolished.

4. In making this change, the Vice Admiralty Courts Acts of 1863 and 1867, protected the interests of the existing officials of those Courts, who might otherwise have suffered by their abolition, and Section 16 (8) of the Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act 1890, provided that the amount of each fee should, as nearly as practicable, be paid to the same officer or person who, but for the passing of this Act, would have been entitled to receive the same in respect of like business.

You will observe that the Act draws a distinction between the taking of the fees (from the suitors) and

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I have been dealt within the sameway nothtaken in respectother proceedingsin the Supreme Court,and should not havebeen paid fortheir own benefit to the Judges of the Register, or the official who discharges the dutySuch are office fees and not personal fees, as was the case in the Vice Admiralty Court before Parliament, when it was abolished.4. In making this change, the Vice Admiralty Courts Acts of 1863 and 1867, protected the interests of the existing officials of those Courts, who might otherwise have suffered by their abolition, and Section 16 (8) of the Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act 1890, provided that the amount of each fee should, as nearly as practicable, be paid to the same officer or person who, but for the passing of this Act, would have been entitled to receive the same in respect of like business.You will observe that the Act draws a distinction between the taking of the fees (from the suitors) andPage 270Page 271
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I have been dealt with

in the same

معصلا

way noth

taken in respect

other proceedings

in the Supreme Court,

and should not have

own

their

been paid for

benefit to the Juages of the Register, or the official who discharges the duty

Lees

Marshal. B Such

are

office fees and

not personal fees,

war

the case

Qas

in the

Vice Ramiralty fourt

Parliament, when

before

it

was abolished

4.

making

this change

the Vice

Admiralty

Courts Acts

ts of

and repeating

1863 and 1867, protected

the interests of the existing

"all

Jus payable

of the Courts.

with this obruch

under

The rules may or Taken

in such manner as the

Colominal Count may

direct, so however that,

A

mij zo 268

Official of Chose bourts, who might. otherwise have suffered

of the four life by thess abol tion and,

lection 16 (8) of the

་པ་ཡིན་ཕྱིར་

^

Colonial Courts of Adenunch

Act 1890, provided * that I the amount

each on fee should

of

nearly as practicable be paid to the soun

offier or person who, but for the passing

this

Johet

Act, would

have been entitled

to receive the same

in respect fe like: "business"

ared

you will observe that the Act drawi

a

distinction betwee

the taking of the feer (from the suitors) and

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