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Dear Sir,

in itself be creating further and future trouble. If it be feasible a Gentleman of several years training who has held an appointment say in one of the Registrar's departments of the Queen's Bench, Probate, or Chancery Divisions of the High Court would be the more suitable man for the post and who could no doubt bring his experience to bear in indexing and protecting the Records of the Court such as Original Wills in a manner up to the present such Records have not received

and in also having the Books of the Registry wherein are recorded the daily Registry proceedings in an Action prepared so as to follow the procedure as far as possible of the Registries of the High Court in London and thus would enable at a glance to find how a particular action or matter stood

the

It is the system that has from Commencement prevailed in the Registry that has caused the friction from time to time between the present and former Registrars and the Court itself as Constituted by the Judges and were the various offices of the Registry prepared on the lines of a Registry of one of the branches of the High Court at home

no such friction would be likely to arise. but it is due to Mr. Kyshe to say that he has after hard work brought the Registry into a thoroughly efficient state and leaves it so.

I am afraid I am amplifying matters that when I commenced addressing you I had no intention of Enlarging upon - Apologizing if I have entered upon a matter in which I have no right to say anything.

I have the honour to be,

Hugh B. Cox Esq.

Assistant Under

Yours faithfully

Matthew I.D. Stephens

Secretary of State for the Colonies (Legal)

Colonial Office

London 1.10.

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Dear Sir, in itself be creating further and future trouble. If it be feasible a Gentleman of several years training who has held an appointment say in one of the Registrar's departments of the Queen's Bench, Probate, or Chancery Divisions of the High Court would be the more suitable man for the post and who could no doubt bring his experience to bear in indexing and protecting the Records of the Court such as Original Wills in a manner up to the present such Records have not received and in also having the Books of the Registry wherein are recorded the daily Registry proceedings in an Action prepared so as to follow the procedure as far as possible of the Registries of the High Court in London and thus would enable at a glance to find how a particular action or matter stood the It is the system that has from Commencement prevailed in the Registry that has caused the friction from time to time between the present and former Registrars and the Court itself as Constituted by the Judges and were the various offices of the Registry prepared on the lines of a Registry of one of the branches of the High Court at home no such friction would be likely to arise. but it is due to Mr. Kyshe to say that he has after hard work brought the Registry into a thoroughly efficient state and leaves it so. I am afraid I am amplifying matters that when I commenced addressing you I had no intention of Enlarging upon - Apologizing if I have entered upon a matter in which I have no right to say anything. I have the honour to be, Hugh B. Cox Esq. Assistant Under Yours faithfully Matthew I.D. Stephens Secretary of State for the Colonies (Legal) Colonial Office London 1.10.
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in itself be creating further and friture trouble. If it be feasible a Grutleman of Korral years training who has hald an appointment say in one is of the Registrars dapartments of the Queen's Bench, Probate, or Chaucery Divisions of the High Bourt would be the more suitable man for the post and who could no doubt bring his experince to bear in indexing and protecting the Records of the Court such as Original Wills in a manuer up to the present such Records have not rererived and in also having the Books of the wherein are rutered the daily Registry proceedings in au Action prepared to as to follow the procedure as far as possible of the Registries of the High Court in London and thus would suable at a glance to find how a particular action or maller stood the It is the system that has from Commencement prwailed in the Registry that has caused the friction from time to time between the present and former Registrars and the Court itself as Constituted by the Judges and were the various offices of the Registry prepared on the lines of a Registry of Registry of one of the brauches of the High Court at home C no such friction would be likely to arise. but it is due to Mr. Kyshe to say that he has after hard work brought the Registry into a thoroughly efficient state and leaves it so- I am afraid I am amplifying matters that when I commenced 897 on- addressing you I had no rutention of Enlarging upon - Apologizing if I have entered upon a matter in which I have no right to say anything. I have the honour to be, Hugh B. Cox Eve Apistant nuder Dear Sir, Yours faithfully Matthew. I.D. Steptrus verstary of State for the Colonies (Legal) Colonial Office London 1.10.)
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in itself be creating further and friture trouble. If it be feasible a Grutleman of Korral years training who has hald an appointment say in one

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of the Registrars dapartments of the Queen's Bench, Probate, or Chaucery Divisions of the High Bourt would be the more suitable man for the post and who could no doubt bring his experince to bear in indexing and protecting the Records of the Court such as Original Wills in a manuer up to the present such Records have not rererived

and in also having the Books of the

wherein are rutered the daily Registry proceedings in au Action prepared to as to follow the procedure as far as possible of the Registries of the High Court in London and thus would suable at a glance to find how a particular

action or maller stood

the

It is the system that has from Commencement prwailed in the Registry that has caused the friction from time to time between the present and former Registrars and the Court itself as Constituted by the Judges and were the various offices of the Registry prepared on the lines of a Registry of

Registry of one of the brauches of the High Court at home

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no such friction would be likely to arise. but it is due to Mr. Kyshe to say that he has after hard work brought the Registry into a thoroughly efficient state and

leaves it so-

I am afraid I am amplifying

matters that when I commenced

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addressing you I had no rutention of Enlarging upon - Apologizing if I have entered upon a matter in which I have no right to say anything.

I have the honour to be,

Hugh B. Cox Eve

Apistant nuder

Dear Sir,

Yours faithfully Matthew. I.D. Steptrus

verstary of State

for the Colonies (Legal)

Colonial Office

London 1.10.)

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