Ant home with an intimation that as the Chief Justice proposed 2. Though the staff proposed by Mr. Bricks was sufficient, he had framed the estimates for 1881 accordingly, & the further arrangements will take effect from the beginning of the year; table sins no information as to the proposed "personnel" of the several offices -- although Mr. Barff must now go back to the Post Office : it was the more important that he should do so, as
The Law &c Mail I get a letter from the Registrar (Gilbert) saying that he has been instructed.
He has fixed the salaries of the two Deputies at $2160 without reference to us, & includes a Clerk to Registrar at $400 of whom we had no knowledge when we wrote; and in sending the Estimates (16201) he says = The Establishment charges,
Who Supreme Court
framed in accordance with the Simone Instructions in despatch of 30 Nov 79.
the year at $1440
but he has omitted the Chief Justice's clerk who will be required, though he has mighty little to do; a vice of course I added
The Staff Proposed by Sir Michael is quite as strong as in regime, competent—but it is important that we should know who is to fill each office, & I strongly suspect that the Sheriff might be dispensed with as his duties performed by the Registrar & his deputies: including the Chief Justice recommend that one of the deputies should be permanently Under Sheriff. in order to perform the Sheriff's duties promptly, as Mr. Plunket cannot do much to do. But we have no previous knowledge
that Mr. Plunket is Sheriff - I thought he was Magistrate & Coroner & intended Mr. March as Sheriff – Sir W. Sangster as Sheriff –
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Sir John Hennessy does not attend to clear off the confusion, & Sir John Pope Hennessy dislikes that he should. how the frown of setting any officer to do any of the duties of any of the other-
but
As far as I can guess the staff on Jan. 1st will be
Registrar - Gibbons
Deputy & Accountant - Sangster
Deputy & Appraiser
not in estimates Clerk to Chief Justice - Club & Prison Judge on Girl his bail M23.100 Ashchado fin 1878 Sheriff- 4800 Interpunctur. Assistant Interpreter Mopoo(?) 2160 2160 7 Clerk to Registrar- 1440- Hageland 1080 Phunker (?) 720 1920 1800 Clerk 480- Lesher- 960. Bailiff & Assistant Lesher 480 840. 4.80. Chinese Clerk & Translator Dr. D. Shroff.There are other points in these papers-
1. As to Thickes & Co. The Chief Justice dissenting contradicts the first recommendation of the Commissioners in 1878(?) & declares that none are required. This
Dec.