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Office Name Date of Appointment By whom appointed and under what Instrument Annual Salary (£) From what Fund the Salary is paid Amount of Fees during the Year 1865 (£) House Allowance Other Offices held Military/Naval Pay Details Period Absent from Colony in 1865 Other Advantages/Profits Date of First Appointment under Colonial Government Remarks
The Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, KCB 15 March 1865 The Queen, by Commission 4000 Revenue of the Colony Government House Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral Not absent 11 March 1865 (arrived 11 March, assumed charge 12 March) See remarks
Colonial Secretary W. T. Mercer 12 July 1854 By Standing Commission 1200 Revenue of the Colony Not absent February 1841 See remarks
Private Secretary and Aide-de-Camp Lieut. H. M. Bacon, 2nd Regiment 12 July 1865 The Governor 250 Revenue of the Colony Quarters in Government House Lieutenant, 2nd Regiment (drawing full pay) Full military pay Not absent 12 July 1865 See remarks

Remarks

  1. Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell arrived in the Colony on the 11th March 1865, and assumed the next day charge of the Government.
  2. Mr. Mercer was allowed by a despatch from the Secretary of State, dated 18 December 1864, to draw the full salary of Governor from 15th March to the 10th October 1865, and from this date to the end of the year the salary was equally shared by Sir Richard MacDonnell and Mr. Mercer — the latter drawing in addition to the moiety of the salary of his own office, an allowance mentioned by the Secretary of State in Despatch No. ... of June 1865.

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Page 108 Office Name Date of Appointment By whom appointed and under what Instrument Annual Salary (£) From what Fund the Salary is paid Amount of Fees during the Year 1865 (£) House Allowance Other Offices held Military/Naval Pay Details Period Absent from Colony in 1865 Other Advantages/Profits Date of First Appointment under Colonial Government Remarks The Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, KCB 15 March 1865 The Queen, by Commission 4000 Revenue of the Colony — Government House Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral — Not absent — 11 March 1865 (arrived 11 March, assumed charge 12 March) See remarks Colonial Secretary W. T. Mercer 12 July 1854 By Standing Commission 1200 Revenue of the Colony — — — — Not absent — February 1841 See remarks Private Secretary and Aide-de-Camp Lieut. H. M. Bacon, 2nd Regiment 12 July 1865 The Governor 250 Revenue of the Colony — Quarters in Government House Lieutenant, 2nd Regiment (drawing full pay) Full military pay Not absent — 12 July 1865 See remarks Remarks Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell arrived in the Colony on the 11th March 1865, and assumed the next day charge of the Government. Mr. Mercer was allowed by a despatch from the Secretary of State, dated 18 December 1864, to draw the full salary of Governor from 15th March to the 10th October 1865, and from this date to the end of the year the salary was equally shared by Sir Richard MacDonnell and Mr. Mercer — the latter drawing in addition to the moiety of the salary of his own office, an allowance mentioned by the Secretary of State in Despatch No. ... of June 1865.
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OFFICE NAME. [108] Date of Appointment. the Salary is paid. Amount of Fas dering the Year 18(** 1 in Sterling Value. Whether the Principal be allowed & House for his personal Residenor or what Allowance, if any. for House Rent or Quarters [reg] Whether the Office be held by Principai la conjunction with nay, and what other Civil, MD)tary, der Kaval Oftes, ar Áppatatment, or Place of Prest, in say Colowy, ur an the Kstablishment of the United Kingdom. If the Offer be held by n Millency or Naval Offeer, whether upon Pull or Huli Mištary or Naval Pay, the Total Amonst of Pay sal Allowances of stry kind actually received by kimm, la addision in the Prokta of his Period during which the Olique has been Absent from the Colony during the Toe 1862 Whether the Principal enjoy muy, and what other Advantage or Prošt, not required to be stated in the preceding Columna. 56 Date of First Appointment under the Colonial Government. By whom appointed, Annual Salary From what Fa and under in British what Instrument. or Army Sterling. L Hot Genna and this twellwey 10 Colin The Queen's Hemmander die Richard Go 1565 Commission. in Chief and hirae Lamell, Vice Admiral KCB. 6) 4000 Aeling d'ille this Eveellenceys" "March Rezal traiter Murers, Esquive 12 July. Bystanding 260 Gernot Piciale steeretary Suurt. H. Bacon 1 mir Alide de Camp Mi Revenue of the Colony • P. Ail Have Celiber ists: t Helds the furmanent Afro lumpers) situation of Colonial Secretary. A Line 2nd Rattation H. Mr. Jr. Regiment Fas fdrawing full frog. Sins cartibuted to the Tebruary the Luperammation 184141. "July EEMARKS Carried forward €250 (1)ifir Richard Graces Mac Dormell arrived in the Colony on the 11th Fraces: 1506, and afirmed the next day charge of the Comment. (2). M. Meir way allowed by: I espatch from the Secretary of State, Reparate of 18. Necember 1ster is draw the full salary of Gevenus from 15th March to the 10th October 1800 and from this date REMARKS caufinund. year the Salary was equally shared ly di to the end of the Richard Mac Devinell and M. Muneer- the latter drawing in addition to the merely of the salary of his aun office, somptioned by the Scorelary of I "Itate in Despatch Ne soy of June 1865: 10th N as
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OFFICE

NAME.

[108]

Date of

Appointment.

the

Salary is paid.

Amount of Fas

dering

the Year 18(**

1

in Sterling Value.

Whether the Principal be allowed & House

for his personal Residenor

or what Allowance,

if any.

for House Rent or Quarters

[reg]

Whether the Office be held by Principai

la conjunction with nay, and

what other Civil, MD)tary, der Kaval Oftes, ar Áppatatment,

or Place of Prest, in say Colowy, ur

an the Kstablishment of the

United Kingdom.

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from this date

REMARKS caufinund.

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