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Interpreter of the Supreme Court,

Salary £102 then immediately I formerly received £312.

I had an idea of a year, but my reduced vigour and this without much chance being probable.

His Excellency the Governor was pleased to appoint me as Assistant Superintendent of Police with a salary of £125 a year.

I had already got into difficulties while in the employment of the large salary of £712, I made arrangements for building a residence and unfortunately lived up to the full amount.

When my salary was unexpectedly reduced, in order to meet my building engagements, I was compelled to borrow £357 at an extravagant rate of interest.

Disputes occurred which necessarily led to my employing a Solicitor and his charges increased the difficulties so much that no mode existed of extricating myself but by resigning my appointment and taking the benefit of the Insolvent Act.

Prior to doing so, I appealed to my creditors to accede to an arrangement to set aside one half of my future income towards the liquidation of my debts, but this was not agreed to.

The whole amount of claims against me was about £700, of which the law charges amounted to about £320.

It is therefore evident that it was not personal extravagance which led to my position and had not...

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Interpreter of the Supreme Court,

Salary £102 then immediately I formerly received £312.

I had an idea of a year, but my reduced vigour and this without much chance being probable.

His Excellency the Governor was pleased to appoint me as Assistant Superintendent of Police with a salary of £125 a year.

I had already got into difficulties while in the employment of the large salary of £712, I made arrangements for building a residence and unfortunately lived up to the full amount.

When my salary was unexpectedly reduced, in order to meet my building engagements, I was compelled to borrow £357 at an extravagant rate of interest.

Disputes occurred which necessarily led to my employing a Solicitor and his charges increased the difficulties so much that no mode existed of extricating myself but by resigning my appointment and taking the benefit of the Insolvent Act.

Prior to doing so, I appealed to my creditors to accede to an arrangement to set aside one half of my future income towards the liquidation of my debts, but this was not agreed to.

The whole amount of claims against me was about £700, of which the law charges amounted to about £320.

It is therefore evident that it was not personal extravagance which led to my position and had not...

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Interpreter of the Supreme Court,

Salary £102 then immediately I formerly received £312.

I had an idea of a year, but my reduced vigour and this without much chance being probable.

His Excellency the Governor was pleased to appoint me as Assistant Superintendent of Police with a salary of £125 a year.

I had already got into difficulties while in the employment of the large salary of £712, I made arrangements for building a residence and unfortunately lived up to the full amount.

When my salary was unexpectedly reduced, in order to meet my building engagements, I was compelled to borrow £357 at an extravagant rate of interest.

Disputes occurred which necessarily led to my employing a Solicitor and his charges increased the difficulties so much that no mode existed of extricating myself but by resigning my appointment and taking the benefit of the Insolvent Act.

Prior to doing so, I appealed to my creditors to accede to an arrangement to set aside one half of my future income towards the liquidation of my debts, but this was not agreed to.

The whole amount of claims against me was about £700, of which the law charges amounted to about £320.

It is therefore evident that it was not personal extravagance which led to my position and had not...

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Interpreter of the Supreme Court, Salary £102 then immediately I formerly received £312. I had an idea of a year, but my reduced vigour and this without much chance being probable. His Excellency the Governor was pleased to appoint me as Assistant Superintendent of Police with a salary of £125 a year. I had already got into difficulties while in the employment of the large salary of £712, I made arrangements for building a residence and unfortunately lived up to the full amount. When my salary was unexpectedly reduced, in order to meet my building engagements, I was compelled to borrow £357 at an extravagant rate of interest. Disputes occurred which necessarily led to my employing a Solicitor and his charges increased the difficulties so much that no mode existed of extricating myself but by resigning my appointment and taking the benefit of the Insolvent Act. Prior to doing so, I appealed to my creditors to accede to an arrangement to set aside one half of my future income towards the liquidation of my debts, but this was not agreed to. The whole amount of claims against me was about £700, of which the law charges amounted to about £320. It is therefore evident that it was not personal extravagance which led to my position and had not... Page 360 (continue on next page, no text) Page 361 (no text) be detected, as the original text stop at Page 360f, assume it is Page 360, continue to next page as usual becomes Interpreter of the Supreme Court, Salary £102 then immediately I formerly received £312. I had an idea of a year, but my reduced vigour and this without much chance being probable. His Excellency the Governor was pleased to appoint me as Assistant Superintendent of Police with a salary of £125 a year. I had already got into difficulties while in the employment of the large salary of £712, I made arrangements for building a residence and unfortunately lived up to the full amount. When my salary was unexpectedly reduced, in order to meet my building engagements, I was compelled to borrow £357 at an extravagant rate of interest. Disputes occurred which necessarily led to my employing a Solicitor and his charges increased the difficulties so much that no mode existed of extricating myself but by resigning my appointment and taking the benefit of the Insolvent Act. Prior to doing so, I appealed to my creditors to accede to an arrangement to set aside one half of my future income towards the liquidation of my debts, but this was not agreed to. The whole amount of claims against me was about £700, of which the law charges amounted to about £320. It is therefore evident that it was not personal extravagance which led to my position and had not... Page 360 The final answer is Interpreter of the Supreme Court, Salary £102 then immediately I formerly received £312. I had an idea of a year, but my reduced vigour and this without much chance being probable. His Excellency the Governor was pleased to appoint me as Assistant Superintendent of Police with a salary of £125 a year. I had already got into difficulties while in the employment of the large salary of £712, I made arrangements for building a residence and unfortunately lived up to the full amount. When my salary was unexpectedly reduced, in order to meet my building engagements, I was compelled to borrow £357 at an extravagant rate of interest. Disputes occurred which necessarily led to my employing a Solicitor and his charges increased the difficulties so much that no mode existed of extricating myself but by resigning my appointment and taking the benefit of the Insolvent Act. Prior to doing so, I appealed to my creditors to accede to an arrangement to set aside one half of my future income towards the liquidation of my debts, but this was not agreed to. The whole amount of claims against me was about £700, of which the law charges amounted to about £320. It is therefore evident that it was not personal extravagance which led to my position and had not... Page 360
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2.

Interpreter of the Supreme Court,

Salary

102

then immedia

immediately I formerly received .

to that I formerly £312.

idea

of

~ year, Buch

a

my

redu d

vig

and this without.

córce

very

stance being

probable . S.. Summary 18487. Hie

Excellency the Governor was pleandd to appoint me as Assistant super=

intendent

te

tendent of my Salary of £ 125 a

Police with an

this

addition

best

a year. y got into difficulties

I had already got inte

clear

inerea

rue

ase

VACAT

them.

insufficient to

While in the expryment of

1712 fro

the large salary of £712, I made arrangements for building

a residence and

unfortunately lived

ut of my

up to the full anom

when

my salary

unexpectedly reduced, in order to

weeet.

my building engagements,

I was compelled to borrow

3.

357

at an extravagant sale of inchot,

AUME.

interest,

disputes occurred which

necessarily

led to

my employing

سے کیجیے

Solicitor and his charges increacte the difficultice

so much that

mode existed of extricatio

1 of extricating myself.

but reigning my oppoententect and the benefit of the Susolvent

taking

act, prier to doing

302-19

however I

appeated to creditors to accede to

art

t to set aside one

rangement to

half of my liquidation of the just

income towards the

my

debts, but this was

an

tof

refund. The 4 of claims against

whole amount.

was

2e

about A 700, of which the law-

sharges

amounted to about £ 3.20–

It is therefore evident that it was not personal extravagance

led to

my

which

position and had not

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