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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference: PELHAM.C.O./133

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH—NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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CIVIL ESTABLISHMENT

OFFICE	NAME	Date of Appointment	By whom appointed, and under what Instrument	Annual Salary in British or Army Sterling	From what Fund the Salary is paid	Amount of Fees during the Year 1853–54	Sterling Value of Allowances
Chief Clerk	J. J. Mercer, Esq.	30th September 1847	Letters Patent under the Seal of the Colony authorized by the Queen's Warrant	£600 10s 0d	Parliamentary Grant and Local Revenue	...	...
2nd Clerk and Accountant	Mr. Comelate	29th October 1845	Secretary of State's Despatch No. 155	£405	Parliamentary Grant and Local Revenue	...	...
3rd Clerk	Mr. John Richards Kerr	8th September 1846	Colonial Secretary's Letter No. 112	£350	Parliamentary Grant and Local Revenue	...	...
3rd Clerk (acting)	Mr. John Hare (absent)	23rd February 1849	Secretary of State's Despatch No. 100	£237	Parliamentary Grant and Local Revenue	...	...

Carried forward: £85 6s 10d

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ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS

OFFICE	NAME	Whether the Principal be allowed a House for his personal Residence; or what Allowance, if any, for House Rent or Quarters	Whether the Office be held by Principal in conjunction with any, and what other Civil, Military, or Naval Office, or Appointment, or Place of Profit, in any Colony, or on the Establishment of the United Kingdom	If the Office be held by a Military or Naval Officer, whether upon Full or Half Military or Naval Pay	The Total Amount of Pay and Allowances of every kind actually received by him in addition to the Profits of his Office	Period during which the Officer has been Absent from the Colony during the Year 1854	Whether the Principal enjoy any, and what other Advantage or Profit, not required to be stated in the preceding Columns	Date of First Appointment under the Colonial Government
Collector of Revenue	...	...	...	...	...	141 Days	...	14 February 1844
Registrar of Marriages	...	...	...	...	...	2 days	Contributes to the Superannuation Fund at £50 per annum, and Acting 3rd Clerk with Salary at the rate of £125 per Annum allowed from the 23rd February 1849	19th May 1845
...	...	...	...	...	...	18 Months leave of absence on Medical Certificate to proceed to England	...	24 February 1849

REMARKS

During Mr. Hare's absence on leave, the duties of 3rd Clerk have been combined with those of the 2nd Clerk, Mr. Kerr acting in addition to his own duties as temporary officer.

Office Colonial Secretary

REMARKS continued.

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE Reference: PELHAM.C.O./133 COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH—NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON [78] CIVIL ESTABLISHMENT OFFICE NAME Date of Appointment By whom appointed, and under what Instrument Annual Salary in British or Army Sterling From what Fund the Salary is paid Amount of Fees during the Year 1853–54 Sterling Value of Allowances Chief Clerk J. J. Mercer, Esq. 30th September 1847 Letters Patent under the Seal of the Colony authorized by the Queen's Warrant £600 10s 0d Parliamentary Grant and Local Revenue ... ... 2nd Clerk and Accountant Mr. Comelate 29th October 1845 Secretary of State's Despatch No. 155 £405 Parliamentary Grant and Local Revenue ... ... 3rd Clerk Mr. John Richards Kerr 8th September 1846 Colonial Secretary's Letter No. 112 £350 Parliamentary Grant and Local Revenue ... ... 3rd Clerk (acting) Mr. John Hare (absent) 23rd February 1849 Secretary of State's Despatch No. 100 £237 Parliamentary Grant and Local Revenue ... ... Carried forward: £85 6s 10d [79] ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OFFICE NAME Whether the Principal be allowed a House for his personal Residence; or what Allowance, if any, for House Rent or Quarters Whether the Office be held by Principal in conjunction with any, and what other Civil, Military, or Naval Office, or Appointment, or Place of Profit, in any Colony, or on the Establishment of the United Kingdom If the Office be held by a Military or Naval Officer, whether upon Full or Half Military or Naval Pay The Total Amount of Pay and Allowances of every kind actually received by him in addition to the Profits of his Office Period during which the Officer has been Absent from the Colony during the Year 1854 Whether the Principal enjoy any, and what other Advantage or Profit, not required to be stated in the preceding Columns Date of First Appointment under the Colonial Government Collector of Revenue ... ... ... ... ... 141 Days ... 14 February 1844 Registrar of Marriages ... ... ... ... ... 2 days Contributes to the Superannuation Fund at £50 per annum, and Acting 3rd Clerk with Salary at the rate of £125 per Annum allowed from the 23rd February 1849 19th May 1845 ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 Months leave of absence on Medical Certificate to proceed to England ... 24 February 1849 REMARKS During Mr. Hare's absence on leave, the duties of 3rd Clerk have been combined with those of the 2nd Clerk, Mr. Kerr acting in addition to his own duties as temporary officer. Office Colonial Secretary REMARKS continued.

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :----

PELTIC.O./133

10 ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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Amount of Fees

By whom appointed,

Annual Salary

From what Fund

OFFICE

NAME

Date of

Appointment.

during

and under

in British

the

or what Allowance,

the Year 1853-

what Instrument.

or Army Sterling.

Salary is paid.

ka Sterling Value.

Colonial pressures the Houmable

I. I. Mercer, Logre

Chief Clerk

Mille. Comelate

2nd Clerth and Accountantang

Mr Yols Ricnars Ker

3nd Clerk 19:1

Mr. John Hare, (abrent.]

Brought forward

6.60110

30th September. Letters Patent under

ང

1847.

Heal of the Colony

authorized by the.

Zuzen's Warrant...

29th October, secratery of State's

Despatch W. 155.

1845.

8th September, Colonial decretorgs

Letter W. 112.

1846.

23rd February, Secretary of State's

1819.

Despatch 11.100.

405

350

237

Carried forward 85-06 10

Parliamentary brant and Local Reven

Whether the Principal be allowed

■ Hous

for his personal Residence,

if any,

for House Rent or Quarters.

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Whether the Omon be held by Principal La conjunction will say, and what other Ctrl), liry, or Naval Ožico, or Áppoint:z pat,

or Place of Proît, in any Colony, or

on the Establishment of the United Kingdom.

If the Office be held by a Military or Naval Ofleer, whether upon Pull or Half Military or Naval Pay,

The Total Amount of Pay and Allowances of every kind actually received by him in addition to the Prodite of his Office

Period during

which the Officer

has been

Absent from the

Colony during the Year

1854.

Whether the Principal

enjoy any, and what other

Advantage or Praft,

not required to be stated in the preceding Columns

Date of

First Appointment

under the

Colonial Government.

Collector of "Revenue.

Days.

14 February

1944.

19th May,

1945..

Registrar of Marriages 2 days. Contributes to the 7th February,

inth $50 per annum, and. Acting 30% leak with

Salary at the rate of £125...

per Aunsins..

Supercmuction Frond.

allowed from the 23+ lime

Dittr

|2324 February...

1849-

118 Mouthi

leave oftheace Medical Certificate to... proceed to England

REMARKS

Mr. Hare's absence or leave, the duties of sed Clark have been combined with those of

During m

-pay, the half salary of the

the 20 Clerk, Mr. Kionsecter draining in addition to his non' temporary office...

стеми

Offs Colonial decretory

REMARKS continued.

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