Where in attendance at the Councils would be neither frequent nor of long duration, the experience would be valuable to him, and the combined work would not be more than could be performed by an energetic & competent officer. The salary I have suggested would be sufficient for the Combined office, and it would not be too much for the holder of the Lieutenant for Asst. Secretary. The combination would not practically add much to the work. If a really efficient Secretary.
W. Buckle would, in my opinion, justify his selection for the permanent post.
5. M. Sette, who has been called to the English bar, is competent for the posts of Police Magistrate, Deputy Registrar in Equity, or Registrar of the Supreme Court; and his appointment to one of those Offices would afford an opportunity of abolishing the Chief Clerkship in the C.S.D. The salary of the Registrar is only $3240, with a personal allowance of $600. He would, therefore, if appointed to that post, require some compensation during his tenure of it for the loss of his salary as Clerk of the Councils.
6. The work of the Registration branch in the C.S.D. is important & responsible work of its kind, but the salary of the present holder, W. Alves, $2664 is unhigh. It is essential that the place should be occupied by a thoroughly respectable & conscientious officer, but the occupant need not possess any qualifications other than trustworthiness and methodical habits. On the retirement of Mr. Alves, a salary of $1500 to $2000 should be ample to secure a competent successor.
7. The salary of W. Horaris, $1728, is quite disproportionate to the value of his work, which consists of copying. The copying clerks at Hong Kong receive salaries ranging from $360 to $1728 for duties which are practically identical - an anomaly which calls for no extended comment!