JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
The appointment of more barristers as Justices of the Peace was suggested to the Chief Justice in 1965. In March this year the subject was raised with the Attorney General. He has consulted with the Chief Justice and there has been an exchange of correspondence on the matter. Certain assurances have been requested from, and have been given by, the Bar Committee. But to date Government does not seem to have made any decision on the matter.
SUPREME COURT LIBRARY COMMITTEE
The Bar's representative on the Supreme Court Library Committee reports that in 1967 there were altogether five meetings of this Committee and apart from the usual business of the Committee the matter of most interest to members con- cerned the borrowing of books from the Library by members for use in their chambers.
This was raised by the Association by way of a proposed resolution as a result of several complaints by members that requests for the loan of books from the Library for use in their chambers had been refused. Members had become uncertain as to how the Registrar's discretion was to be exercised. The proposed resolution was discussed at length at the meeting of the 28th April 1967 and was passed by a majority of 4-3, subject to review in the light of future developments.
The "new rule" was referred back to the Committee by the Chief Justice for re-consideration in the light of the information obtained from the Supreme Court Libraries of Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. The Committee, thus, at the meeting held on the 25th September 1967 discussed the matter further and it was decided by the Committee to defer voting on the "new rule" as it was felt that the Committee
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