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of sentence and the Chief Justice will appoint a sufficient

number of the existing permanent magistrates as principal

magistrates.

To ensure that these enhanced powers are exercised

only by magistrates of considerable experience, the Chief

Justice has applied for the appointment of additional superscale

posts of principal magistrate and it is intended that initially

five magistrates of this grade should be available to deal with

more serious cases.

adjourned.

Sir, I move that the debate on this motion be now