have been defrayed out of a parsions of the
above Sum received by met.
I uving the first few months;
holding office,
there.
was not and
this of my
my money
drawn
from PC. M's. Treasury as Sheriff's Aces under the criminal jurisdictions of the Court, but as I found the imotausents a rising frous
civil suits so
trifting,
inded sometimes
insufficient to cover the contingent expenses
of office
which
eeve
upon
unavoidably entailed
- the excontions of sny duty, compelled to apply to the Chief furder,
I was
e for
compensations for my
services and.
and outlay
int
exconting the kriminal process of the Court ;
and
conformity
with schedule to t
attached to the General Rule of the Supreme
Mourt of Hongting,
which have been sanctioned
be H. Ms.
U's. Government; has
allowed
me
the specified fe of $4 for the service of each
Summons and Subsana. Nevertheless
the
Thos of office, still continued small, but I
158
Colons/progresses,
indulged the hope that as the Colons pogrias, Such has gradually been:
Jo
would
business. Such
the case, and so
long
Receive compensations,
I contioned to..
increasing in proportion
le my labor, se long diet I'consider
Servicce
requited; but if that compensations or auf
equivalent is with dearon. I fear that the
Sheriff will exparimu some
experience some de
which a
are
delfiently int finding an efficient Gasily willing texultil
an office, the uncluments of erhücke. totally inadequate to his support.
I.. the formations of o
duties attached to each
arduous,
DONE
sil v v
kolen,
the
Govemment officer, ar
is expected and acheally propoun
by them; than by officers holding
similar
appointments in old and
organized Colonies. such much extra work has fallen to my
A
As
share, particularly with Regard to collecting
chinese Evidences who wonde attendance at
the
Supreme.
and in
Court and cause
much trouble,
my anxiety to give salesfaction and