CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6] — Page 286

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any prospect of its being granted. of the Harbor Matter being "Relieved from the duties of the Marine Movie Magistrate, otherwile "than by the arrangement sanctioned by His Sxcellency bycohich pliinets "lades are to be disposed of in the "Police Court"..

I take the liberty to remarty for the information of His Excellency that

my tatement of the 13. just wat lade not with the hope or desire of an increase

faw of salary for the deities of Mreine Magistrate but with the view that a plain statement of the Cate might induce this Excellency to son the guiltion of allerding to be Harbor Macher as any Marrand hominates me and not to porcinfole the responsibilities of a Magistrate

Sam Will convinced of the justice

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juttice of my claim and I

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Regret Should have failed to carry to

His Excellency the like conviction_ Ishall therefore have to,

Request His Excellency to allow pace through to forward to the Right Plac the Secretary for the Colonies a full and final Representation of my case with Copies of the correspondence with the Colonial Government trusting that the Home Good Quay see the justice of art mucking lue as Harder Matter with a Salary of £ 600 per Ammen perform alta the duties of a full Magistrate, and stent such was not the intention of Sir Henry Pottinger cohen any Salary was fixed is apparent by the fact, that in consideration of my intended relief from the duties of a Magistrate my falang

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