It has reference to the Salary of my office, which remains
as it was fixed many years ago with private prac
at $1,000.a
Itice.
year
Revision of
In 1860 a
General
the bivil dist took
place, and after a borrespondence (between this Government, and the Colonial office, the Salaries of all the Heads of Departments were increased except that of the Attor. -ney General which was allowed to remain at of 1000.
year it being
considered that the work he then
did
for the Government was
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suf.
- ficiently remunerated especial.
-ly
as at that time, he was in
receipt (in addition to his Salary)
of $250. a
year from the Foreign Office to advise British bonsuls
in bhina.
Since 1860 however the
Attorney General has become an "Ix officio permanent Member
of
the Executise bouncil, and
takes precedence over Puisne Judges His labors have increased to a
very very remarkable extent, as may
be exemplified in one important
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