of
α
Chief Magistrate.
Sin Hercules Robinson
Hongkong, 27 Feby: 1860.
to
The Duke of Newcastle.
No. 20.
Received
departure of Mr Mitchell
from the approaching
Chief Magistrate, arising
the Office of Acting
Reporting change.
on
urging the appointment
sick leave; and
Mr. Mitchell.
This had better be transferred to the Private Secretary to submit to the Duke of Newcastle.
I am
aware, find it difficult to meet
with a good man
upon poor
public money.
the Salary
has been
raised from $1000 to £...
annually, which is, as I presume it was done
by the Treasury, many
years
ago.
Minute
attached
94
4021 Hongkong
W. Adams, formerly Acting Attorney General, and also Acting Chief Magistrate at Hongkong, made some remarks to me on this subject. Mr. Adams recommended that the salary should be raised from £1000 to £1200, if a Lawyer could be found to fill it, but not otherwise. Mr. Adams said that it was of doubtful expediency to send out a regular Barrister, since if he were at all a competent man he was almost sure to be soon led to relinquish his Office for the superior gains to be made at the Bar. On the other hand, some acquaintance with law and especially with the
weighing and sifting of evidence appears very desirable in such an
office.
Mr. Adams' notion was that this
might be attained by getting the services of some
experienced Magistrate's Clerk.
int for the reply of with R. G. The G:
No 21.
20 April
Duke of Newcastle
This is the appointment abstract.
for
Communication
with the Attorney General, through me.
to take effect as soon as possible in a
day or two.