CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11] — Page 92

رونیک

89

next morning on the arrival of the Chief Justice I thought it

best again to go and see him and ask him if he had received my written apology. He replied: "Yes, I have". I then said most

civilly: "I beg of Your Lordship to accept it." Sir William

Goodman replied: I know what to do. i know i will get no good

for this, and I know that some people will apologise after get-

ting into trouble, but i an not one of them (sic.)

11.

1

Having regard to his position of Chief

Justice and mine as Registrar, I consider I have amply done my

times auty: three apologising as the Chief Justice states himself, for

my resentment of his unjust provocation to me, and to spare my-

self the pain of going into further details which now I am com-

pelled to set forth.

12.

Again with regard to paragraph of the

Chief Justice's letter to the affect that "for the convenient

and right administration of justice there should be confidence

and co-operation between the Judges and the kegistrar (but that)

unfortunately, he finds hr. Kyshe so difficult to work with (sic)

that he would prefer himself to do work he might fairly expect

me to do (sic.) rather than run the risk of being annoyed by him

if he sought my assistance (sic.), I will answer it. I thorough- -

ly agree with the Chief Justice's remarks as to the necessity of.

perfect accord between the Judges and the Registrar. In all the

Colonies i have served and until the complaint of Sir William

Goodman it has always been so. It is evident that not content

with the daily assistance of my only Deputy, the Chief Justice

expects re also to do part of his work. The whole tone of his

letter in fact leaves one to conclude that the Chief Justice has

an idea that the Registrar of the Supreme Court and his Staff

are to be held subordinate to his wishes and to assist him in

his duties utterly regardless of the other claims on the

registrar's

....