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him by his superior. His duties are similar to 

 those of a joint judge in the Bombay Presi- 

 dency, but from his decision in original suits, 

 an appeal lies first to the magistrate, then to the 

 commissioner. 



The Commissioner's court is the final court of 

 appeal ; he regulates all procedure, and answers 

 to the Sudr-Dewanee-Udaulut. He inspects 

 and supervises all the civil courts while on his 

 tour through the country. He is assisted in his 

 judicial duties by an officer styled the judicial 

 assistant to the commissioner, who prepares all 

 cases and lays them, with his opinion, before the 

 commissioner for final decision. 



Sindh is divided into five districts, viz. three 

 Zillahs, the Frontier, under the Political Superin- 

 tendent, and the Thurr and Parkur Districts. In 

 each of the three zillahs there is a magistrate, 

 judicial deputy magistrate, and three or four 

 deputy magistrates, one moonsiff, and sixty 

 kardars throughout the province. 



In the frontier district there is, under the po- 

 litical superintendent, an assistant political super- 

 intendent, with power similar to that of a deputy 

 magistrate, a mooktyarkar, and three kardars. 



In the Thurr and Parkur districts there is a 



