CO129-265 - Public Offices & Others - 1894 — Page 78

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the present Registran of the Supreme or that they never became

Cowet

entitled to the fees. That the daim

appeared to assume that the words,

mamily ds

" baten in such a

the Court

may

Revenue the provide for payment of the amount to the officers who would

have been entitled became exhausted

xø

as there were

200 mote.

- direct" necessarily meant" taken by "the officials interpretation which would fail if the words would adnict of another meaning such as "taken " from the suitors in such manner

in cash or by stamps

if

there were one.

ung

" (whether

by the Cashier-

restead of the Registres )

direct". That the reason

" as the Court may

why the Court should give dir

to the taking of the fees

directions as

was not on

the face of it apparent if the amount

wxs

exactly

to be taken by each Official fixed by the Act. That at the same-

time if

the

Jees

were carried to the

Kevenne

ef officers in Existence, but up to that

time would form

Colonial Revenue

charge upon the

Mr. Hingfield further stated that

the was

to transmit with his letter a

statement of the case prepared by Sor Feelding Clarke, the present Chief Justice, letter from the prevent Registrar, a copy of the circular despatch referred to in that latter, together with a semi- official note from the Parliamentary

Counsel, and that he was to not

ask

us to favour Jour Lordship with

OLET

opinion whether the Chief Justice.

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