CO129-266 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [1-3] — Page 155

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the dating Chief Justice, Mr Ackroyd, together with

a

copy of certain correspondence

to which that address has

given rise.

From the correspondence,

which is enclosed Your Lord-

ship will observe that I_ concur in the views ex-

1 pressed by the Magistrates. I am unable to follow th arguments of Mr. Ackroyd, who seems to forget that it is the duty of the Magistrates

to

Enclosures

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to administer the law and not

to make it, and that so

as

or

long

the law provides for fine

-imprisonment there is

no other alternative but to

fine

or to imprison in the event of failure to pay the fine inflicted.

I may add that the ~ administration of the law by the Magistrates possesses the confidence not only of the Government but also of the entire population of this - Colony

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