CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3] — Page 278

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Your Excellency's opinion is lawful. But I prefer to rest

on much broader ground; for Mr. Seth knew as well as I did

the reason why I wanted the information.

I must now with great respect point out that

the distinction between lawful and unlawful orders which

Your Excellency has drawn is one which

conveys nothing

to my mind. I am completely at sea as to what the position

of the Registrar towards the Judges is in the opinion of

Your Excellency; and as I have pointed out in the preceding

paragraphs of this letter, there is nothing in Your Excel-

lency's despatch to guide me. With the matters which by

Ordinance lie beyond the duties of Registrar, I do not

contend, nor have I ever contended that I have anything to

do. With the matters which lie within his duties as

Registrar, except in so far as they are magisterial, the

Judges have absolute control, for the simple reason that

there is no one else to control them. But the first point

does not arise, for the question I asked was as to the

duties of the staff of the Registry, and the staff of the

Registry have nothing to do with the additional duties

which the Legislature has imposed on Mr. Seth.

If then the decision is maintained I must

beg for a fuller definition of the duties of the Registry

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Your Excellency's opinion is lawful. But I prefer to rest on much broader ground; for Mr. Seth knew as well as I did the reason why I wanted the information. I must now with great respect point out that the distinction between lawful and unlawful orders which Your Excellency has drawn is one which conveys nothing to my mind. I am completely at sea as to what the position of the Registrar towards the Judges is in the opinion of Your Excellency; and as I have pointed out in the preceding paragraphs of this letter, there is nothing in Your Excel- lency's despatch to guide me. With the matters which by Ordinance lie beyond the duties of Registrar, I do not contend, nor have I ever contended that I have anything to do. With the matters which lie within his duties as Registrar, except in so far as they are magisterial, the Judges have absolute control, for the simple reason that there is no one else to control them. But the first point does not arise, for the question I asked was as to the duties of the staff of the Registry, and the staff of the Registry have nothing to do with the additional duties which the Legislature has imposed on Mr. Seth. If then the decision is maintained I must beg for a fuller definition of the duties of the Registry
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GTS ai tartalņak oris aynida smoɑ ni Jang ua di abivib-dua MI .con at et smua ni bra ,zenbub era 20 forenoo are rebau 03 wod avond GYA: Benbrü bre #ngoitto aneioitte soltosty ŃTOW BAI MB of ɔns arewoų avitbaqaar tient santrexe SAJ,8nojiva mort jnislqmoo Juodaiw bra vĺntoona 8809 A ¿l vonjash Jon aaoh Jarij Jun ¡Isnimom aj forпOO 19in) one driw dow of wod awon 187JBİ79% Inejeymoo aword ɛɛenband aid avem odw solrgul taudo s bna,eoltaik nem e od aysvis bluoda oriw 7877raigel Bid Netw dow OF WOR wanaboneng annèhemmawk has sottosnq erit mi boatov-[I9% .VIAT MAD enitaut teino ens moriw no supo? eds to #'yonelleɔxá tuoY to # rigeresneq mi " brs arebro erton 38 * beiðiba od 03 ambea 11 nosaqaob brazen siz iw dadd bna,Drwal and devol ads to anoljoenib sporeerq 7(notaærmo`tał od bolałtne al coŭ art many of to Arkwrnecido to Yosupeba sdt or as","anteigen erit mont 4 bra anotźnerth dome dro V1980 OZ Ytaða vazety48 ant Word Ton hịn ."no" enz To #Ishтo * (Oonaretsh Naim n: Í” 04 b6358887yst VlonATAQUE VI,Mid of beɛɛstbha esw esunin von dotriv diałw soetdo SNJ saubond ¡noleiniken æ'yons(fanxà wo¥ nideiw aemos e3PKİF ni doinw erogwy a not poed svart,werd er !la not, simte vi 276 Your Excellency's opinion is lawful. But I prefer to rest on much broader ground; for hr. Seth knew as well as I did the reason why I wanted the information. I must now with great respect point out that the distinction between lawful and unlawful orders which Your Excellency has drawn is one which conveys nothing to my mind. I a completely at sea as to what the position of the Registrar towards the Judges is in the opinion of Your Excellency; and as I have pointed out in the preceding paragraphs of this letter, there is nothing in Your Excel- -lency's despatch to guide me. With the matters which by Ordinance lie beyond the duties of Registrar, I do not contend, nor have I ever contended that I have any thing to do. With the matters which lie within his duties as Registrar, except in so far as they are magisterial, the Judres have absolute control, for the simple reason that there is no one else to control them. But the first point does not arise, for the question I asked was as to the duties of the staff of the Registry, and the staff of the Registry have nothing to do with the additional duties which the le-islature has imposed on Mr. Seth. If then the decision is maintained I must 19. bag for a fuller definition of the duties of the Registry O over
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ai tartalņak oris aynida smoɑ ni Jang ua di abivib-dua

MI .con at et smua ni bra ,zenbub era 20 forenoo are rebau

03 wod avond GYA: Benbrü bre #ngoitto aneioitte soltosty

ŃTOW BAI MB of cɛ ɔns arewoų avitbaqaar tient santrexe

SAJ,8nojiva mort jnislqmoo Juodaiw bra vĺntoona 8809

A ¿l vonjash Jon aaoh Jarij Jun ¡Isnimom aj forпOO

19in) one driw dow of wod awon 187JBİ79% Inejeymoo

aword ɛɛenband aid avem odw solrgul taudo s bna,eoltaik

nem e od aysvis bluoda oriw 7877raigel Bid Netw dow OF WOR

wanaboneng annèhemmawk has sottosnq erit mi boatov-[I9%

.VIAT MAD enitaut teino ens moriw no supo? eds to

#'yonelleɔxá tuoY to # rigeresneq mi

"

brs arebro erton 38 * beiðiba od 03 ambea 11 nosaqaob

brazen siz iw dadd bna,Drwal and devol ads to anoljoenib

sporeerq 7(notaærmo`tał od bolałtne al coŭ art many of

to Arkwrnecido to Yosupeba sdt or as","anteigen erit mont

4

bra anotźnerth dome dro V1980 OZ Ytaða vazety48 ant

Word Ton hịn

."no" enz To #Ishтo

*

(Oonaretsh Naim n: Í”

04 b6358887yst VlonATAQUE

VI,Mid of beɛɛstbha esw esunin von dotriv diałw soetdo SNJ

saubond ¡noleiniken æ'yons(fanxà wo¥ nideiw aemos e3PKİF

ni doinw erogwy a not poed svart,werd er !la not, simte vi

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Your Excellency's opinion is lawful. But I prefer to rest

on much broader ground; for hr. Seth knew as well as I did

the reason why I wanted the information.

I must now with great respect point out that

the distinction between lawful and unlawful orders which

Your Excellency has drawn is one which

conveys nothing

to my mind. I a completely at sea as to what the position

of the Registrar towards the Judges is in the opinion of

Your Excellency; and as I have pointed out in the preceding

paragraphs of this letter, there is nothing in Your Excel-

-lency's despatch to guide me. With the matters which by

Ordinance lie beyond the duties of Registrar, I do not

contend, nor have I ever contended that I have any thing to

do. With the matters which lie within his duties as

Registrar, except in so far as they are magisterial, the

Judres have absolute control, for the simple reason that

there is no one else to control them. But the first point

does not arise, for the question I asked was as to the

duties of the staff of the Registry, and the staff of the

Registry have nothing to do with the additional duties

which the le-islature has imposed on Mr. Seth.

If then the decision is maintained I must

19.

bag for a fuller definition of the duties of the Registry

O

over

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