Cctober last, and the present Chief Instice, who was then Prione Judge and Anting (hief Justice, has drawn full pay (hief ductive from that doits, the leaving : the half pay of Prione Judge from the
date unappropriated, up to the late of His Honor the present Quiene Judge's departure from Fiji to take up
his appointment in Hongkong.
I have to
(Signed) Andrew JLeach,
(Copy)
N.479.
The Horible
Enclosure 2.
REC?
C. O.
378
9675
-Colonial Secretary to Mr.
Jiak,
Six .
-Colonial Secretiny' Office,
Wongkong, 29th March, 1889.
In
answer to
your letter of the
26t. instant, acting for the unappropriated :
half pay
salary of the Office of Perione Judge, I am directed by the Governor to state that His Excellency will grant the extra for this year up to the date on which. Mr. Justice (arke embarked at Siji;
but that, as
(act years pay involves a revote, His Excellency must, if the matter is pressed further, refen it for the decision
the Secretary of State.
of
I have to
(Signed) Frederick Stewart, Colonial Secretary.
Andrew & Leach,