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Letter from Colonial Secretary acknowledging receipt of the letter from the Mayor respecting

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Unique IDA-00445228SeriesLetters Received from the Colonial Secretary, 1842-1859Date25th February 1858FormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionLetter from Colonial Secretary acknowledging receipt of the letter from the Mayor respecting Appointment of Aldermen to the Magistracy and advising that: 1) no Circular was written, to the Preceeding Office Holder, in reference to the Magistracy nor was a recommendation ever made, by Mr Thornton, that the whole of the Aldermen should be appointed to the Commission of the Peace; 2) the Committee of the late Legislative Council appointed to Enquire into the Working of the Corporation, in 1849, reported that this practice had been productive of the most mischievous consequences; 3) the Claim made on behalf of the present Holders of the Aldermanic Office, to be appointed to the Commission of the Peace as a matter of right, cannot therefore be admitted; 4) the Government is aware of the difficulties experienced by the Corporation, from want of adequate means, in dealing promptly with Offences against the Building, Alignment and Police Acts and By Laws for Regulation of Licensing Vehicles, which can be remedied only by a Legislative Enactment; the subject is under consideration by Crown Law Officers and the proper steps will be adopted, without delay, for supplying the defect in the existing Law.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYes

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Letter from Colonial Secretary acknowledging receipt of the letter from the Mayor respecting