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the
and emoluments of the staff of Supreme Court. 1° at the beginning of
the
that
Arraz
year 1879. 2° at the end of
Year
under the provisional arrangements sanctioned by His Excellency the Governor in Council.
3° that which is suggested by the Secretary of State.
I have not made
In the last column
any
alteration in existing Salaries, although from paragraph VI of the Secretary of State's Despatch it would appear that the
duties of keeping accounts
extra
and acting
as
an
Appraiser, which he proposes to impose on the Deputy Registrars, may
be taken into consideration in fixing their salaries.
I
I believe that an increase to the
salaries of those Officers will be necessary, especially if one of the Deputy Registrars is to be a person having
a
practical acquaintance with accounts.
3.
I have not been able to submit a statement of the Cost of
the
organization proposed by the Commissioners because, as remarked by His Lordship the Chief Justice, it is not quite clear whether they contemplated the appointment of five Deputy Registrars
in addition to
a
Clerk of the Court.
I also observe that in recommending the appointment of
a
competent Chinese Shroff, they intended
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