and have taken their seats by the 1st October. But this was not agreeable apparently to the powers that be. The despatch was kept a profound secret for nearly two months. The new members, in place of being elected and sworn in on the 1st October, were deprived of their seats at the Council table until the 14th June, 1850, when their appointment was duly gazetted, and will be found referred to at that time."
From the same source, it is evident that differences of opinion took place between the J.P.'s and the Governor-in-Council as to the way in which law and order should be preserved, and a stiff memorandum was issued to the JP's by the Governor-in-Council (which was dissented to by the J P. representative then sitting in the Executive Council) on August 15th 1856.
On October 16th 1857, a public meeting of J P..'s was called to air a number of grievances and to ask that all Bills should be published three months before being passed into law, to allow the J P.'s sufficient time to make representation through their two representatives on Legislative Council. These recommendations were forwarded to the Governor-in-Conncil and were accepted without demur
The Unofficial J.P 's felt, with some justification, that they had a worthwhile contribution to make on the subject of law and order, and there is a modern ring to a deputation organized (following a public meeting of the J P. 's held on August 30th 1971) to the Lieutenant- Governor asking for the appointment of a commission to
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