Colony to draw the salary of another - appointment in another Colony. would respectfully submit for His Excellency's further consideration the cases which appear to furnish such precedents. First, there is the case of Sir Wm Hackett, Judge of Penang who was taken away from the Straits Settlements on a special mission to the newly established Colony of Fiji Islands and whilst employed there for a period of 12 months drew the half salary of his Office as Judge of Penang, he moreover did not return to the Straits Settlements, but was appointed direct from the Fiji Islands to the Office of Chief Justice of Ceylon. In his case, the unofficial Members of the Legislative Council protested against the payment of the half salary to Sir W'm Hackett, but upon the point being referred to the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, his Lordship was pleased to observe that he could not entertain the protest as the principle had to be admitted that Officers must on occasions be employed on Special duty away from their own Colony and yet be paid a portion of their own salary.
Lord Carnarvon further observed that in the case in question...