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other duties. It was therefore supposed

that these expenses

ALVENC

to be

defrayed from

the fees of office; which have accordingly been appropriated to this purpose. Mr. Holdforth

-Magistrate consented.

to act

1 assistant Magistrate Ceputy sheriff in the hope that the is

would increase

with the advance of the

Colony- the amount he has received being for front a just compensation opi siis great laber and trouble - and the bailiffs

by ponmission selected from the in

were

constables of the police force,

A

police force, who were

willing to perform

the duties required of

them for a small addition to their,

as constables. Under

• pay

other any arrangemsut, the fus would have fallen short of the current expences, and compensation to the Doputy sheriff must have been afforded from the Chief Magistrates salary, as it would be quite impossible for him to not without Deputy and at the same

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-time discharge his other duties efficiently.

I may

also mention that it is at

considerable inconvenience to

that

myself. acts as Deputy sheriff ;

Mr. Holdforth acts as

for during his frequent absence at the Supreme Court in Civil Cases, for the whole period of the Criminal Sessions,

and whenever other matters connected

in

set,

that if able

to act

with his office prevent his attendance at the Chief Magistrate's Court, Shave to perform his duty as Magistrati .. Wie

Excellency will therefore at all be procure a competent person

to the Room of Mr. Holdforth, Sean de so only by the sacrifice of a large portion of

by my salary already reduced.

the sum of Two hundred pounds a year. and that the current expenses of the sheriff's establishment must also be an additional lax upen

With Regard to the foes bother to

Received,

aj

the toss will fall the most

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