Former MP for Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire Western
I beg to move, in page 135, line 17, after "judges," to insert" and presidency magistrates." This is only a small amendment. The reason for it is that the presidency magistrates do not appear to be included in any other Clauses of the Bill. District magistrates will probably come under Clause 235 as holding reserved posts, and other magistrates will come under Clause 245, which deals with the...
In view of the statement of my hon. and learned Friend, I am prepared to withdraw the Amendment, but I would suggest that all the magistrates should be included. If, however, the chief presidency magistrates are included, it will go a- long way to meet the necessities of the ease, and therefore I beg to ask leave to withdraw the Amendment.
I beg to move, in page 135, line 21, to leave out "High Court," and to insert: Chief Justice, whose opinion he shall transmit to the Governor along with his own recommendation. This, also, is a very small Amendment the moving of which may suggest the possession of an over-suspicious mind. The object is to place the procedure to be adopted beyond all doubt. As the Clause stands at present, the...
I beg to move, in page 117, line 17, to leave out "Governor," and to insert, "Governor-General." May I ask for Ruling, Sir Dennis, as to whether this Amendment raises the general question of the control of the High Courts, or whether that question should be postponed to Clause 217?
The general case raised by the Amendment is the principle that the administrative control of High Courts in the Provinces should rest with the Federal and not with the Provincial Government. The principle has been agreed upon by all authorities who have studied the question, namely, the Statutory Commission and the Joint Select Committee, that the High Court in the Provinces ought to be...
After the statement of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State I beg to ask leave to withdraw the Amendment.
In accordance with your Ruling, Sir Dennis, I should like to say a few words about the Amendment which I have tabled to Clause 218, and which appears to come better in 'Clause 213. The Amendment is slightly wider than that which has been proposed by my hon. and learned Friend, and also is not quite as drastic. It refers to the introduction of any amendment to any legislature, whereas the...
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