M. Merivale. According to the Secretary's Letter of the 19 Febs./460 Conclude that an instruction to this effect will have to be Communicated to the Governor, for the Chief Justice informs me & guidance.
The only doubt I entertain is whether the Chief Justice is entitled to any fees. According to the standing rule in the Civil Service at Hong Kong all public officers are required to pay the fees they may receive into the Treasury, & Mr. Hulme would at first sight appear to come within it. It is to be observed that the fees on account of which he has received payment are tendered under the Admiralty, not under his appointment. He went from India to Hong Kong. M. 20/2/50.
The services he has rendered were not judicial. Has the Audit Office a right to require him to take fees for work done for another department? I can find no special engagement with Hulme on the subject. With so large a salary as Mr. Hulme has, I do not think he ought to realise, in addition, these fees: but I am afraid the former letters shew a recognition on the part of this office that he was receiving them. When he received the Commission, the Holders of the Admiralty were, that if annual Emolument was about £50, the Instrument was to be returned with the Stamp affixed. This apparently implied that he was allowed to receive the fees.
I think therefore the Gov. must be instructed as Mr. Merivale suggests. In itself, it is very unfortunate since nothing can be more improper than that a Judge with so high a salary & much light work should receive fees also for the duties he may perform as Judge of the Admiralty Court, but here to disallow such receipts would be to invalidate objections a recognition that they are received must now be retracted.
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HM INUITS
24 9087/50.
1850
A
trong động
5 Marchy.
190.
150.
the 4 March 1846
Predecessor's despatch of with reference to my
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have the honor to transmit to you The copy of the Letter from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty of the to the Secretary of the Office of the Admiralty directing the Registrar of the High Court of Admiralty to transmit to the Office a statement. accompanied by the Trade
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M. Mersinle. Adeccting to the Surabay's Letter of the 19 Febs./460 Conclude that an instruction to this effect will have to be Communciated to the Governor, for the Chief Justices informs tor & quidance.
The only doubt I entertain
whether the Chief Justice is entitled to any fels. According to the standing rule in the Girl Scorce at Hong Kong all public officers are required to pay the fees they may receive into the Treasury, & M. Hulme wt at fird
of ting
siglet appear to come we
teen haud it is to be. Inscried that the
on account of which he has rec
is tender the Admiralty,
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piced of his appointrunt. He went from India to Hong Kong. M. 20/2/50.
services he has rendered are
were notre judicial. Her Aust Iffice a right to require him, to take fees for work done for another deft? I can
hind no special enguent with Hulme on
the salzed
feespt
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with so large a salary as to Hulme I do not think he ought to realises, han there fees: but I am afraid the Former hakees shew a recognition on the part of thes office that he was receiving them. When he recend the Commission, the Hold that to hay attention to the deletions. of the Admiralty: which were, that if annual Emishement wom about 50.
the
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to rettern the instrument than the helper. Stamp affixed This apparently implied.
that he use to hallourd to recain the fees.
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now be retracted.
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24 9087/50.
1850
A
trong động
5 Marchy.
190.
150.
the 4 March 1846
Predcceper's despatch of
with reference to my
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