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In replying to this despatch on 22nd May, 1874, Sir Arthur Kennedy stated that he thought that the pay of the offices of Sheriff and Covoner should be treated
as
allowances for
work done. A decision to that ~
effect had already been given by
Your Lordship
on the 7th March,
1873, N. 24 in the case
of the
Assistant Superintendent of the
Fire Brigade. In the reply of the
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Gove
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seemed to recognize the propriety of considering the pay of the boroner and Sheriff as allowances for work done though
as
no decision was
Mr. Lister was
appointed to
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another
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I would suggest for
Your Lordship's approval the following
mode of dealing with class B. That
all officers on list BI should, when on leave, be replaced
replaced in both
in both offices
by the same person, unless in
special case there should be
sufficient reason to the
a
any
contrary,
which should be reported. Then the
on
Officer on leave might draw full pay of both offices on vacation leave, and half pay of both other leave, and the officer replacing him could not have any just- ground of complaint. There is a _ Kind of affinity between the --
duties
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