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Objects and Reasons.

The object of this Ordinance is to provide a cheap, simple and direct method of appeal from a magistrate's conviction or sentence to a judge of the Supreme Court.

Section 2 of this Ordinance provides an alternative appeal procedure in such cases by adding new sections 118A to 1181 to the principal Ordinance, without disturbing in any way the general right of appeal to the Full Court under sections 100 to 117 of that Ordinance.

Section 3 of this Ordinance adds new forms 91 (notice of appeal against conviction) and 92 (notice of appeal against sentence) to the Third Schedule to the principal Ordinance.

The sources and nature of the amendments are fully set out in the attached Table of Correspondence.

March, 1935.

C. G. ALABASTER,

Attorney General.