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No. 14.-Office of Stipendiary Magistrate of the District of Pamplemousses.
[By T. Regnard, Esq.]
My staff consists of three Clerks and an Interpreter, of whom I will speak in the order they hold in my office.
Alphonse de Boucheville has been now eleven years and six months in the Govern- ment service, and has been under my direct orders more than two years, so that I have had an opportunity of appreciating his worth and character. He is engaged principally upon all the judicial matters connected with my tribunal; has the responsibility of the sale of the stamps for engagements: the receipt and payments of wages paid under my judgments, and performs other duties. I have ever found him very attentive, punctual, and intelligent, and I consider him qualified for higher duties and worthy of advancement. Mr. Amand His has to attend to all matters connected with engagements and discharge of servants, and other eventual duties which he performs to my entire satisfaction. He has been now eleven years and nine months in the Government service.
Your Excellency's predecessor so fully appreciated his conduct and long service that, during my illness, Mr. His was selected by his Excellency to act as Stipendiary Magistrate. I can only add that I have ever had full reason to be perfectly satisfied with Mr. His, and have considered his long services and talents to entitle him to the consideration of Govern-
ment.
Charles Bruneau, the third Clerk, has only been since a few months in the Govern- ment service, and assists the two preceding Clerks in their duties. He is intelligent, and promises to become a good and useful public servant.
Moorgren, the Hindustanee, Tamul, English and Creole interpreter, perform his duties with impartiality and to my satisfaction. He is steady and well conducted.
(Signed) T. REGNARD,
Stipendiary Magistrate.
No. 15. Stipendiary Magistracy, Rivière du Rempart.
[By Thomas Maguire, Esq.]
As I only arrived in this district in December last, I regret I am not in a position to give your Excellency much information touching the qualifications of the public servants employed in this department, more especially as such a report should be for the year 1857. 2. Both my assistants are strangers to me, but being Creoles do not perfectly under- stand the English language, either in writing or speaking, more especially the junior clerk ; and it is my intention, should not the business of the office be more competently attended to, in copying my reports and general correspondence, to apply to your Excellency for an English clerk, one who writes a good, smart hand, and understands our language, and the junior to be removed to some other branch of the public service.
3. The duties of my Chief Clerk are numerous, and which he appears competent to fulfil: they comprise the drawing out of contracts of service: certificates of engagements; registering certificates of discharge; receiving complaints and issuing summonsen; drawing up judgments; making out reports of proceedings; receiving and accounting for all names received for wages, paying out the same; making out warrants of arrest and committals; the sale of stamped forms of contracts of service for new and old immigrants; fees on certifi- cates of engagements; receiving and accounting for fines; monthly and quarterly returns of engaged and discharged Indians; monthly declarations of deserters, and transmitting same to Protector of Immigrants.
ment.
4. The Junior Clerk assists the Chief in the general routine business of the depart-
(Signed)
No. 16.-Supreme Court.
[By H. C. Bury, Esq.]
Master's Office.
THOMAS Maguire,
Stipendiary Magistrate.
Mr. Versange Delaine, First Clerk.—Possesses zeal and intelligence, is well acquainted with the Colonial laws, and is a person in whom I can place my confidence.
Mr. Louis Duvergé, Second Clerk.—Is a fair copying clerk, but does not possess suffi- cient intelligence to hold a higher rank in the office.
Mr. Adrien Lerret, Extra Clerk.—Intelligent and assiduous; his services are not suffi- ciently remuerated at 721. per annum.
(Signed)
H. C. BURY, Master, Supreme Court
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No. 17.-Registry of the Supreme Court.
[By Mr. E. Dupont.]
1. Ferdinand Herchenroder, Chief Clerk.-Entered the Registry of the late Court of First Instance on the 5th of February, 1841; seventeen years' service; a very trustworthy person; well versed in judicial forms and proceedings; performs his public duties in a Batisfactory manner.
2. Arthur Pilot, Second Clerk.-Entered the Registry of the late Court of Appeal on the 14th of June, 1848; nearly ten years' service; a very good clerk; well acquainted with judicial proceedings; willing, intelligent, and punctual.
3. Edward James Ackroyd, Third Clerk.-Appointed Ist of September, 1843; four years' service; zealous, intelligent, and attentive to his duty.
4. Léonce Imard, Fourth Clerk.-Appointed 8th of March, 1855; nearly three years'
service; a good clerk; punctual in his duty; writes a very fine hand.
5. T. Herchenroder, Temporary Clerk.-Employed in classifying the Records of the late Court of First Instance. Thomy Herchenroder appointed 15th of September, 1857; a good clerk, intelligent, and punctual.
(Signed) E. DUPONT,
Registrar to the Supreme Court.
No. 18.-Colonial Secretary's Office. [By H. Sandwith, Esq.]
R. Y. Cummins, Esq., Assistant Colonial Secretary and Secretary to the Council.— Salary 7001. per annum and fees. Service in years, Military 41, Civil 204; total 25.
No public officer can be more zealous and efficient than this gentleman.
S. Douglas, Esq., Chief Clerk (absent on leave).—Salary 100t. per annum.
years, 8 years and 8 months.
Service in
As this gentleman has been absent on leave ever since my arrival in the Colony, I have no remarks to make on his conduct and qualifications.
annum.
E. Douglas, Esq., First Corresponding Clerk, Acting Chief Clerk.-Salary, 3001. per Service in years, 1 year. Drafts routine despatches for the Governor, and letters of importance for the Colonial Secretary. Writes précis, and examines all docu- ments sent with original despatches to Secretary of State.
Most efficient in the discharge of his duties, and conscientiously diligent in his work;
his superior education qualifying him for his peculiar branch of duty.
J. W. Jeffreys, Esq., Second Corresponding Clerk.-Salary 250% per annum.
Service
in years, 1 year and 3 inonths. Drafts letters, dockets papers, writes references, and keeps the record of application for appointments; also superintends the printing of the Govern- ment Gazette and other papers.
This person is diligent and efficient in the discharge of his duties, but being occa- sionally absent from the effects of delirium tremens, the office suffers in consequence. I regret to say that I have reasons for mistrusting his loyalty to the office. He has once been detected furnishing information to the public press. I am informed that he owed his appointment under the late Governor to some violent attacks in the public papers, I think he might be provided for in a safer place which his Excellency wished to silence. than the Colonial Office, where confidential matters are constantly and necessarily passing under his notice.
C. M. De Joux, Esq., Acting Second Corresponding Clerk.—Salary 2211. per annum. Service in years, 3 years and 8 months. Copies original despatches and drafts letters, in pursuance of instructions upon despatches.
A very efficient and industrious officer.
G. Bradshaw, Blue Book Clerk-Salary, 1607. per annum.
Service in years, 3 years
and 9 months. Prepares the original Blue Book and other statistical statements, deeds of grants of Crown lands, commissions, schedules of tenders, acts of dispensation, patents, and has charge of the archives.
A very good and attentive clerk.
3 years. J. C. Duncan, Clerk of Papers-Salary, 1607. per annum. Service in years,
on duplicate Registers all letters received, and sees the action taken. Notes approvalu letters and bills, examines, copies, and initials them. Compares once a-week the registers with the letter-books, and notes the references on letters that have not been attended to, and has charge of all the books in the office.
Very efficient.
C. J. Rose, Clerk of Letter-Books.-Salary, 1261. per annum.
Service in years,
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15 years and 4 months. Enters in the books, and dispatches, all letters addressed either