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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE RESIDENT MAGISTRATES ORDINANCE.

EXTRACTS FROM THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOTJSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Votes, No. 14, Feiday, May 9, 1856. 12. Resident Magistrates' Courts :—Mr. Macandrew, pursuant to notice, moved, That the subject of the Resolution proposed by him (on the notice paper of yesterday), together with the power conferred by the Resident Magistrates Ordinance, and the expediency of establishing new Provincial Courts, possessing a limited civil and criminal jurisdiction, be submitted to the consideration of a Select Committee ; the report to be brought up on Thursday next; Committee to consist of Mr. Ward, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Beckham, Mr. Sevrell, Mr. Fox, Mr. Elliott, Mr. Merriman, and the mover. Question put and passed.

Votes, No. 18, Thursday, May 15, 1856. 5. Postponements :—(4) Report of Hie Committee on the Resident Magistrates Ordinance postponed, on motion of Mr. Macandrew, to this day week.

Votes, No. 23, TmmsDAY, May 22, 1856. 7. Postponements:—(4) Report of the Committee on the Resident Magistrates Ordinance postponed, on motion of Mr. Macandrew, to Tuesday next.

Votes, No. 28, Thursday, May 29, 1856. 9. Resident Magistrates Ordinance :—Mr. Macandrew, Chairman of the Committee on the Resident Magistrates Ordinance, brought up the Report of the Committee, which was read, and ordered to be printed.

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