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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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In Malta, all the persons holding legal appointinents are mem- bers of the legal profession of the Island, and there are no open- ings for candidates from this country.

The better-paid appointments, and those in the more healthy colonies, are almost invariably filled by the promotion of officers who have rendered good service in the same or in other colonies.

The number of purely legal appointments in the Colonial service filled from the Secretary of State's list (ie, from outside the service) in any one year would probably not exceed six at the most, and would usually fall below that number. The majority of those appointments would be in tropical Africa.

Nearly all the more important appointments are only open to barristers, but solicitors are occasionally appointed to minor Registrarships and District Commissionerships. Many of the Colonies have local Bars, the members of which are not infrequently called to the Bar in England; and appointments are often given to qualified members of these Bars.

In making appointments from home the Secretary of State for the Colonies selects candidates from the English, Scotch, and Irish Bars; and English and Irish Solicitors and Scotch Law Agents and Writers to the Signet, are also eligible in the cases mentioned above. Candidates should be under 40 years of age, and their applications should be addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Colonial Office, Dawning Street, S.W. They will then he supplied by the Private Secretary with a form of application which they will be required to fill up and return with testimonials (not more than six) as to their Testimonials professional qualifications and personal character. should be sent all together: the originals must be submitted for inspection, accompanied by copies for record in the Colonial Office.

In addition to the purely legal officers there are a number of junior posts in the Protectorates and Colonies of tropical Africa, the duties of which are partly administrative, partly magisterial. Barristers and solicitors are eligible and are sometimes selected for them. Particulars are given in a separate memo- randum, Miscellaneous No. 96.

The following is a short account of the legal appointments in the different Colonies. Where private practice is allowed the letters (P.P.) follow the statement as to salary.

WEST INDIAN,

(a) Bermuda.-Chief Justice, £700 and fees (£37 in 1901); is also President of the Legislative Council, £23 12%. Attor- There are also ney-General, £500 and £50 quit-rent, P.P. two Assistant Justices (locally appointed and paid by fees) and a Provost-Marshal, £200 and fees,

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(b) Bahamas.—Chief Justice, £1,000. Attorney-General, £400 and fees, P.P.

Stipendiary and Circuit Magistrates (2), whose duties include the hearing of appeals from Resident Justices in the out-islands, and the performance of certain duties of inspection, £500 (to be reduced to £450 for future holders).

Resident Justices (12), from £80 (Ragged Island) to £215 (Harbour Island) with boat or travelling allowance from £10 to £50 according to locality. The Resident Justices are also ex-officio collectors of revenue. The appointments are, as a rule, given to local candidates, but a vacancy in one of the larger islands is occasionally filled from the Colonial Service or from home.

(c) Leeward Islands,-Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, £1,000 and travelling allowance. Puisne Judge, £800 and travelling allowance. The Chief Justice resides at Antigua and the Puisne Judge at Dominica, and both judges visit the other Presidencies on circuit.

Attorney-General, £500,* The Attorney-General resides at Antigua. Assistants to the Attorney-General, £200, P.I'. The Assistants reside at St.. Kitts-Nevis and Dominica respectively,

There are also Court:

the three Registrars of

ami Antigua. — Chief Registrar shal, £350. 87. Kitts-Nevis.

Supreme Provost Mar- Registrar and Provost- Marshal, £250 and travelling expenses. Dominica.—Registrar and Provost-Marshal, £300. One district Magistrate in Antigua, £500; two Police Magistrates in St. Kitts, £400 and £350; one in Nevis, £250; one in Anguilla, £200 and house allowance £20; and two in Dominica, £300 each.

(d) Windward Islands.—

(4.) Grenada,—Chief Justice, £1,000; Attorney-General for Grenada and St. Vincent. £650; Registrar, £400; Police Magistrates :-(Southern District), £400 and £45 allowances; (Eastern District), £350 and £45 allowances: (Western District), £300.

(ii) St. Lucin.—Chief Justice, £700; Attorney-General, £600; Registrar, £400 Stipendiary Magistrates (1st District), £400; (2nd and 3rd Districts), £300 and £50 travelling allowance.

(iii) St. Vincent.- -Chief Justice and Magistrate of First District, £600 and £50 travelling allowance ; Registrar, £250; Magistrate of Second District, £300 and travelling allowance, £100; Magistrate (Carriacou), £250.

This office is at present held in conjunction with that of Colonial Secretary of the Looward Islands.