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over which the Judges have control, and those over which they have none. It is one which long experience does not enable me to give. There is one letter in the correspondence, that from Your Excellency to me dated 9th April to which I think it advisable to allude. The last paragraph would seem to suggest that Mr. Seth knows the extent to which he is responsible to the Chief Justice but that I do not. It seemed to me at the time extraordinary that Your Excellency should prefer the opinion of Mr. Seth to that of a Chief Justice who has had 15 years experience of the working of Judicial Departments. But I cannot extract from it what is Your Excellency's view on the question.

In paragraph 1, Your Excellency intimates that Mr. Seth would have readily given me the information concerning the work of Mr. Lee-Jones, if I had applied to him in the first instance. As I pointed out in reply that is precisely the course I took. But as Your Excellency is of opinion that I am entitled to information respecting the work of the Deputy Registrars, I find it all the more difficult to realise what information I am not entitled to.

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The relations between the Judges and the Registrar can only be appreciated by a Judge, and with much respect it is quite impossible for a Governor to define

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2897 oz nateng I mua .Finval at noirigo alors i feox? Mot bth I as low ew word rice. •^ not chanorm Topgozd fonn ko 277 over which the Judges have control, and those over which they have none. It is one which long experience does not enable me to give. There is one letter in the correspondence, that from Your Excellency to me dated 9th April to which I think it advisable to allude. The last paragraph would seem to suggest that Mr. Seth knows the extent to which he is responsible to the Chief Justice but that I do not. It seemed to me at the time extraordinary that Your Excellency should prefer the opinion of Mr. Seth to that of a Chief Justice who has had 15 years experience of the working of Judicial Departments. But I cannot extract from it what is Your Excellency's view on the question. In paragraph 1, Your Excellency intimates that Mr. Seth would have readily given me the information concerning the work of Mr. Lee-Jones, if I had applied to him in the first instance. As I pointed out in reply that is precisely the course I took. But as Your Excellency is of opinion that I am entitled to information respecting the work of the Deputy Registrars, I find it all the more difficult to realise what information I am not entitled to. 20. The relations between the Judges and the Registrar can only be appreciated by a Judge, and with much respect it is quite impossible for a Governor to define Page 20 tul I hoztetni en el matetooh 9:7 noʻiz I .QI or to nejefuitob melot a rot ged ICVO
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OTS 2897 oz nateng I mua .Finval at noirigo alors i feox? Mot bth I as low ew word rice. •^ not chanorm Topgozd fonn ko 277 over which the Judges have control, and those over which they have none. It is one which r long experience does not enable me to pive. There is one letter in the correspon- .moltaukotni esa besaw I wiw nonson (N) zuo antog 758486" JBorn Adłw won Jane I doirw enehno Extyninir bros Dirtual meserod noisomisuih rd sniziton &POD faifiw ano ni mwend and vomeffeox uoY mol. taoq BIJ JRW 03 23 BOL :s viorefqmoo s I .brim v ot zo nokaiqo ele ki af aaghich add sbnsw03 MBTJRİ may to athoorny ste ut ann hegntog ever I za bis ¡yonsfieɔxt "uroï -Inoxé srov metitor al prada (rezoi mida to adqernaTBQ t go dołow anatzan ere naby em nblum 02 Kotagach a'vorel- dom oh I t to eaisch 3 hoved all sakna~1b70 od yakwe una avad I carr bobraneo Tore I ovať ron,bnetnoD as abtrub aid miniw eif koksiw stercam and ESİ” .ob øde, Isirovaları are Yet we st oa ni STONZA Jara nogen algata ada ot,Loxarno afufoaris eras not hurt. Jaboq Ja^ it arið v moda fotamoo of safe ono on ni oront O BA RAW bades I mottasın ert "0" seina 300 #sob ed to ttssæ eft hum , vtalpa eng to traza eds to astrub Goiзut Ianoiczbha erit Małw ob os guldron svar vyzatzen .. co beoqd us. suttalel¬ol grid fotdw -dence, that from Your Excellency to me dated 9th. April to which I think it advisable to allude. The last paragraph would seem to sugrest that Mr. Seth knows the extent to which he is responsible to the Chief Justice but that I do not. It seemed to me at the time extraordinary that Your Excellency should prefer the opinion of Mr. Seth to that of a Chief Justice who has had 15 years experience of the working of Judicial Departments. But I cannot extraft from it what is Your Excellency's view on the question. In paragraph 1, Your Jxcellency intimates that Mr. Seth would have readily given me the information concerning the work of Mr. Lee-Jones, if I had applied to him in the first instance. As I pointed out in reply that is precisely the course I took. But as Your Excellency is of opinion that I am entitled to information respecting the work of the Deputy Registrars, I find it all the riore difficult to realing what information I am not entitled to. 20. The relations between the Judges and the Registrar can only be appreciated by a Judge, and with tul I hoztetni en el matetooh 9:7 noʻiz I .QI or to nejefuitob melot a rot ged much respect it in quite impossible for a Governor to defino ICVO
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2897 oz nateng I mua .Finval at noirigo alors i feox? Mot

bth I as low ew word rice. •^ not chanorm Topgozd fonn ko

277

over which the Judges have control, and those over which

they have none. It is one which r long experience does

not enable me to pive. There is one letter in the correspon-

.moltaukotni esa besaw I wiw nonson (N)

zuo antog 758486" JBorn Adłw won Jane I

doirw enehno Extyninir bros Dirtual meserod noisomisuih

rd

sniziton &POD

faifiw ano ni mwend and vomeffeox uoY

mol. taoq BIJ JRW 03 23 BOL :s viorefqmoo s I .brim v ot

zo nokaiqo ele ki af aaghich add sbnsw03 MBTJRİ may to

athoorny ste ut ann hegntog ever I za bis ¡yonsfieɔxt "uroï

-Inoxé srov nå metitor al prada (rezoi mida to adqernaTBQ

t

go dołow anatzan ere naby em nblum 02 Kotagach a'vorel-

dom oh I

t

to eaisch 3 hoved all sakna~1b70

od yakwe una avad I carr

bobraneo Tore I ovať ron,bnetnoD

as abtrub aid miniw eif koksiw stercam and ESİ” .ob

øde, Isirovaları are Yet we st oa ni STONZA

Jara nogen algata ada ot,Loxarno afufoaris eras not hurt.

Jaboq Ja^ it arið v

moda fotamoo of safe ono on ni oront

O BA RAW bades I mottasın ert "0" seina 300 #sob

ed to ttssæ eft hum , vtalpa eng to traza eds to astrub

Goiзut Ianoiczbha erit Małw ob os guldron svar vyzatzen

.. co beoqd us. suttalel¬ol grid fotdw

-dence, that from Your Excellency to me dated 9th. April

to which I think it advisable to allude. The last paragraph

would seem to sugrest that Mr. Seth knows the extent to

which he is responsible to the Chief Justice but that I

do not. It seemed to me at the time extraordinary that Your

Excellency should prefer the opinion of Mr. Seth to that

of a Chief Justice who has had 15 years experience of the

working of Judicial Departments. But I cannot extraft from

it what is Your Excellency's view on the question.

In paragraph 1, Your Jxcellency intimates

that Mr. Seth would have readily given me the information

concerning the work of Mr. Lee-Jones, if I had applied to

him in the first instance. As I pointed out in reply that

is precisely the course I took. But as Your Excellency is

of opinion that I am entitled to information respecting

the work of the Deputy Registrars, I find it all the riore

difficult to realing what information I am not entitled to.

20.

The relations between the Judges and the

Registrar can only be appreciated by a Judge, and with

tul I hoztetni en el matetooh 9:7 noʻiz I

.QI

or to nejefuitob melot a rot ged

much respect it in quite impossible for a Governor to

defino

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