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for the administration of Justice

but assuming

in

the

force, I have

commending

of a vacancy, Justice

stice should

that

continuar

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of

hesitation in-

i

that

the

occurrence

the Salary of the Chief

be reduced from

£ 2000 per annum,

£4,000 to

that

of the

Ans

Attorney-General from

£1,500 to £1,000. _ These Emoluments would, I feel assures, procure the : services of Gentlemen possessing the

qualifications resepsary for this respective Offices, and would be

Scale proportionate to that

A

of

the Governor, and

consistent

with

1.

an

Expense to the State of £6,249.-

I am

informed that thes

present Establishment is absolutely necesary;

but I nevertheless think that one

of the two

Clerks attached to the

Department should be struck off, leaving the Registrar, his deputy,

and

Surges Clark

Subordinate duties -

and

to carry

ove

the

of the extent

value of which your Lödtliche

has the full

by

the full means

of judging

my

the retions forwarded in

Tespatel to 55 of 8th August last._

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The Chief Magistrated

Department. Establishment cannot be reduced

the salaries paid to similar

Functionaries at

other

Colonies.

During the Year 1848, the Expenses of this Establishment amounted to £7,726, and the Frees derived from it to £977, thereby causing

in

any way. -

There will indeed

appear

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small

increase

in

the Department; but this is not

the

case, as heretoforen, Ushers and Messengers, H., have been supplied

to