CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6] — Page 493

Aid of his services. That notwithstaring the general Rule prohibiting one officer

who

o performs the duties of Iwe offices from drawing more than half Salary for the temporary

one,

I did think, and

do still think that an exception should

as

until

Orx

he

be made in Mr Caldwell's favour, and

Iwas under the inapression the Receipt of Lord stanley's Despatche Nr. 96 of 25th March 1845, that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Cust had the power in himself of making such inferior appointments found absolutely necessary for the ende of Justice, I did then appoint Mr Caldwell on the full salary of the office of Interpreter ; and Thun

"the honor to request the favor of Excellency that you will be of Justice to

Your pleased on the

dcore

I have

Recommend

Recommend that the

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arrangement I

then entered into may. be approved and

confirmed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

I may observe that during

the time when MrCaldwell acted in

this double capacity he did out of his

non pocket pay for a Chinese Substitute for the Police Magistrati s Court, on such days as his presence

wholly required in my Court: I have, Je

vve

(Signed) Sohn Walter Huline

for the Colonial Secretary.