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

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