CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3] — Page 295

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accede to re request was based on the oxisting traditions of the Colony. Those traditions were the worst possible. I keve informed Your Excellency of the statements made so ne by ***. Sath on the special occasion which led to ry taking action. They were not the first; he had made complaints of a similar nature to me ever since I had been in the Colony, and he was not the only one who made them. Putting the matter very concisely, there were two tradition/ in the Registry when I arrived: that tho Registry was

under the control of the Coloni-1 Secretary, it seemed in fact -apidly coming to be treated a branch of the Colonial Secretary's Office: and that the Colonial Secretary thought the Pegistry was over-manned. I have at last succeeded in breaking down these traditions, which were most seriously detrimental to the administration of justice: it has been arduous work, and has entailed voluminous correspondence, but it is pleasant to think that my efforts have been successful, and that my original request has at last been recognised by Your Excellency as a proper one, and has been acceded to. It cannot fail to be beneficial to the condition of the Registry, and to the administration of justice in which it plays an important part, that the Chief Justice should have a voice in the natter

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Accede to the request was based on the existing traditions of the Colony. Those traditions were the worst possible. I have informed Your Excellency of the statements made so ne by ***. Sath on the special occasion which led to my taking action. They were not the first; he had made complaints of a similar nature to me ever since I had been in the Colony, and he was not the only one who made them. Putting the matter very concisely, there were two traditions in the Registry when I arrived: that the Registry was

under the control of the Colonial Secretary, it seemed in fact rapidly coming to be treated as a branch of the Colonial Secretary's Office: and that the Colonial Secretary thought the Registry was over-manned. I have at last succeeded in breaking down these traditions, which were most seriously detrimental to the administration of justice: it has been arduous work, and has entailed voluminous correspondence, but it is pleasant to think that my efforts have been successful, and that my original request has at last been recognised by Your Excellency as a proper one, and has been acceded to. It cannot fail to be beneficial to the condition of the Registry, and to the administration of justice in which it plays an important part, that the Chief Justice should have a voice in the matter

Accede to the request was based on the existing traditions of the Colony. Those traditions were the worst possible. I have informed Your Excellency of the statements made by *** on the special occasion which led to my taking action. They were not the first; he had made complaints of a similar nature to me ever since I had been in the Colony, and he was not the only one who made them. Putting the matter very concisely, there were two traditions in the Registry when I arrived: that the Registry was under the control of the Colonial Secretary, it seemed in fact rapidly coming to be treated as a branch of the Colonial Secretary's Office: and that the Colonial Secretary thought the Registry was over-manned.

I have at last succeeded in breaking down these traditions, which were most seriously detrimental to the administration of justice: it has been arduous work, and has entailed voluminous correspondence, but it is pleasant to think that my efforts have been successful, and that my original request has at last been recognised by Your Excellency as a proper one, and has been acceded to. It cannot fail to be beneficial to the condition of the Registry, and to the administration of justice in which it plays an important part, that the Chief Justice should have a voice in the matter.