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On looking through the CO. List I can find Supreme Court with so highly paid a staff (Perhaps Melbourne)
nst Even Ceegten or Straits – I should hesitate to accede to the proposed salary.
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W. Philippo however considers the salaries proper in comparison with other Straits officials's & we must perhaps give in?
From 75 Dime from 78 $480 #forzo for bailiffe
Thewe have looked up the returns of business for 1879
2 it deems that there were 'On The Summary Side.
– 675 Debts, Debli 675 fulgurt a 93. 675 Cases struck out. On the Higher Jurisdiction
93 1.2. Not quite 15 a week
52075 RE or just PUCA Il decisions & 2 Struck outs one for month
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2 Vice Admiralty Court. Two decisions or one in six Months -
4 Bankrupting & cases - all settled out of court
It is a question whether the whole of none of which, probably did
The staff from Chief End of the year- Probate - 65 cases none came before the Judges except upon a formal order
(There are some Tables which do not quite agree with one more decision in V. Admiralty is the almost given in the Higher Jurisdiction have decided two more at work)
may
To there must be added 148 criminal cases or 12 per month_ day on an average three days work for a law judge -
The returns for 1878 show 27 decisions in the Higher Jurisdiction and 22 Bankruptcies - and about 25 More Petty Debts Cases 157 criminal cases
The returns for 1877 give 11 decisions in the Higher Jurisdiction – 673 decisions on Summary Side - 9 Bankruptcies _ 120 Criminal Cases-
In 1875 276 The returns are very similar
1875 276 but the Criminal cases were under 80- the increase is no doubt owing to Sir Johor Stenchy's directing the Magistrates to bring all old offenders to the Supreme Court
This is a small result for the highly paid labour?
J.. Sim
Joo large a staff; a more competent Chief Justice working with an Efficient Registrar will probably find plenty of time unoccupied after the Court has been kept properly in order –
I would not hesitate to reduce these two salaries at bounds should high rate _ a Judge gets the above returns Zu my mind to cut down on
Js. Bailiff Clarine
I do not quite understand the reason for Bailiffs at $1200, unless it is in levying distraints for rent. recommendatin 11. offenemisionen, Refert. 11211 This assumption
Proceeding to its office at $720 argint.
as Trombe only Lunction one Sheriffs Officer; and one as messenger in Bankruptcy- There will be time to appoint a second Messenger if experience shows that he is reasonably
The Maggiesterman of work done by the Court makes the also doubtful as to the necessity for this officer -
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