CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3] — Page 270

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Up to this point the issue raised by the action I have taken is very clear: Is it within the province of the Chief Justice to report to the Governor on the condition of the Registry? If action is being taken by the Government which in his opinion is prejudicial to the efficiency of the Registry, and so to the effective administration of justice, is it his duty to protest?

If he may not do either he is completely severed from the Registry, on the efficiency of which he is often dependent. If he may do either, he must obtain reliable information from the officers of the Registry, on which he can base his report. The keeping of a diary is the recognised means of obtaining such information, and I believe such diaries are kept by many high officials in the public Departments in England.

So far as Mr. Seth is concerned, I have always been convinced that he thought his personal dignity was affronted by the request: and that had I made it verbally there would have been no difficulty. So far as the action of the Colonial Secretary is concerned, I shall refer to it in a later paragraph.

I now come to the paragraphs of Your Excellency's despatch dealing with the Registrar's duties, and

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Up to this point the issue raised by the action I have taken is very clear: Is it within the province of the Chief Justice to report to the Governor on the condition of the Registry? If action is being taken by the Government which in his opinion is prejudicial to the efficiency of the Registry, and so to the effective administration of justice, is it his duty to protest? If he may not do either he is completely severed from the Registry, on the efficiency of which he is often dependent. If he may do either, he must obtain reliable information from the officers of the Registry, on which he can base his report. The keeping of a diary is the recognised means of obtaining such information, and I believe such diaries are kept by many high officials in the public Departments in England. So far as Mr. Seth is concerned, I have always been convinced that he thought his personal dignity was affronted by the request: and that had I made it verbally there would have been no difficulty. So far as the action of the Colonial Secretary is concerned, I shall refer to it in a later paragraph. I now come to the paragraphs of Your Excellency's despatch dealing with the Registrar's duties, and Page 270 Page 271
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wout Jon ob I a. of bent «fg oo ban el Mobily to acord

-[and wof noowded brɛɛay bail dobrim som brodagn og eie oli

galed as snols moltualip Josten's 0.1 Hueyn bna zone f-

ho toter ben nav utst *4 to 6820 SJoto 00 ond,banaunɛib

ot visib a or as motzonsent yn benteck T no w b A 03

Kaw I :6caal

Ireallgroo viskooltmežni von es I dar

Su&uoad end galatır to borizer. Ladeitu dan & maléqaba płatne

Što je botafypted xoo guol a odam os Motlu no nolcamotal vie

metov bus qyiaetenf and to sveta sud 10 vons(IsoxE wo¥ of

mt aber gehob [Lav VIJastreq wauf dðar

AS aav I usVO-

sfdsalvoni ne čast nt aaw notsoA V'

mi: Kalw beeauoalh

20 bib AIMT om o aзnisiqzoo

Coupont alfi uz someupsa

yone/Inoxà wo” ee

Just? and wont we dite?

fanidaners virmory edua' erotone

11.

263

Up to this point the issue raised by the

action I have taken is very clear: Is it within the province,

of the Chief Justice to report to the Governor on the

condition of the Registry ? If action is being taken by

the Government which in his opinion is prejudicial to the

efficiency of the Registry, and so to the effective

administration of justice, is it his duty to protest ?

If he may not do either he is completely severed from the

Depistry, on the efficiency of which he is often dependent.

If he may do either, he must obtain reliable information

from the officers of the Registry, on which he can base

his report. The keeping of a diary is the recognised

means of obtaining such information, and I believe such

diaries are kept by many high officials in the public

Departments in England.

øveiled o* bol neart wait

.rolear out erit not nudilas xi nav docio te da

a suo estoy rig I flatsh to traiɔg ero 20

.CI

Tron:[[anet runt to fpergatag „beß mit al vostumoark Jimila

visib etszfons eda

grua 253 me I

to tradutha? 9/2 o# dotaqaeb

vino deow ono no? nav bonleper I doldw

12.

So far as Mr. Seth is concerned,

I ari,

as 1

have always been, convinced that he thought his personal

dignity was affronted by the request: and that had I made

it verbally there would have been no difficulty. So far as

the action of the Colonial Secretary is concerned, I shall

talımer & bazia. I Jat subl and tada arc of

**500 Ji

refer to it in a later paragraph.

13.

cuid no gabaned onog eva - ton,2god epaule od of walb

.notsseip

smoo asi von Ilaoxt wo rada. or noiziqo

I now come to the paragraphs of Your Excel-

-lency's despatch dealing with the Registraris duties,

and

Page 270Page 271

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