316 — on delays in the court of Sefsion.  — Oct. 38. 
made, of the present forms of procedure. But much 
valuable time and money may surely be saved by such 
alterations, as fhall be previously examined by your 
Lordfhip, and sanctioned by your knowledge and 
penetration. 
In a state of interests and order of ranking, there | 
may perhaps be objections made against 6, 8, io, 12, 
or tiore of the interests produced for the creditors ; 
for the common agent thinks it his duty to notice 
every defect that he can discover. It is in vain to 
think that all these objections can be answered thro’ 
the medium of as many different agents, in the course 
of a fortnight. 
But if each objection were separately stated, they 
could all be answered in that space ; and by the sim- 
ple operation of printing the state and order, the 
matter would be accomplifhed at once, at the addi- 
tional expence of a few pounds ; as by that means 
each creditor, or his doer, could have full accefs to the 
state for the whole of the time. And it would only 
farther be necefsary, that the common agent fhould 
Keep each reply separate, so as each creditor might 
take up to the cne relating to his own case, when lie 
had occasion to represent to the Lord Ordinary, or to 
reclaim to the court. 
The very same means would empower such of the 
other creditors as chose to object against the state and 
order, to do so within the same space of time. And 
by this simple regulation of making each objection | 
a separate question, much time and interférence would 
be saved. The clerks aiid their afsistants would na-_ 
turally fall into the practice of not leading up any 
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