and repealing the Vice admiralty Court Acts 1853 Parliament when making this change (note 1967)
of those Contract
Listin
the interests of the existing officials of who might otherwise have suffered by the abolition, and Invited fees 16 (3) of the Act that the amount
Court of Admiralty Act 1890 Modified
of each for shares. So nearly as practicable he be paid to the same officers or person who entitled for the passing of that Act women have been entitled to receive the same in as like business". And you observe that the Act draws no distinction between the "taking the fees (from the suitors) and the fragment of the amount (not for themselves) by The Existing Officials. The proper Course after the commencement of the Act some have to
carry are the fees into the Public Revenue to payout the proper amounts to the persons entitled
These persons
X
would have been the officials of the Vice Admiralty Court
Sir James Russell, the Ex-
Registrar M. Ackers, the Ex-Marshal
M. Stangeland - I will such as 985. Sangster if the 4x - Deputy Registrars.
refn &
^
vertical
Sir James Russell's howurn appears to have given directions that the
fees should be paid direct to these ex-officials,
Arsha
has recommended giving rise to the present correspondence -
The foregoing is incorrect in stating,
his mistake
with the end that the chief Justice
& the Registrar
are the judge & Registrar respecting of the Colonial Court of Admiralty, & I cannot with the Supreme Court accept their offices without any intimation
agree that they
During
of any intention to alter the status of the Court. Both Sir Fielding Clarke
Ms. Wion wen
A
appointed in 1892 with the Act have your done
which make the alteration
asks when
time been in operation : Which office
ant
sufficient Intimation
if
They omitted to make
Solicitors acquainted with its provisions it can hardly or expected that the funds of the Colony Should save them from any inconvenience & which they may have subjected the suitors. The Solicitor has shut out
that
Juls
that he has no alternative but to direct They should refund any fees which they have
Received, Innisim : and for the
for the application of which Lord
other and
Inniford has given full directions in his despatch of
the 20th Sept. 1890-
duties
As long as M. Hageland continues to discharge the
of
Marshal he is entitled to the benefits of his former office of Marshal of the Vice Admiralty Court. and I am disposed to think that the best-method of meeting his case would be to grant to him a
personal Allowance calculated
upon the averages of the fees received by him during the past ten years But as the Vice - Admiralty Judge
was not
receivable Emoluments such allowance
also not be counted for pension purposes. The
Allowance
course should cease if M. Stageland Ceases to perform the duties of Marshal, or transfer to another office
or Otherwise. I shall be glad
to express your
views
and in the meantime an account of the fees
upon
This question
Should be carefully kept.
Before expressing an opinion upon M. Sangster's claim, I should wish to receive further explanations of the
Grounds upon which he bases his claims: The Colonial Act of 1867 authorised the Deputy registrars - appointed