CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9] — Page 305

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In

cases for the recovery of Land Rent Government itself had to,

its own salaried Officers .

to pay

Fees to

Under Tees of Offices, those received in the Colonial Secretary's Office for

Official signatures and seal of the tolong, have greatly increased, viz. from £41. 14, 86

£75.11.3 iin 1853 to £190.- in

in 1852, and £75.4

1854, which I suppose is chiefly owing

to the greater number of ship's Registers,

which are now -granted.

The ?

obtaining of these Documents

is very expensive in this leolony, as the applicants employ

Attorney for the

an Al

preparation of them.

I have good reason for believing,

· 100 to $ 120 is the ordinary

that from $10

demand made.

by any

ove

of the

professional gentlemen in this bolony

ever

300/

if

for obtaining a ship's Register,

for a Lorcha of 50 Tous capacity,

it be one

The Tees.

· payable to Government are

$5 for each signature of the Governor

and $ 2 for the signature of the Colonial Secretary.

From

one

of those gentlemen I understand, that be charges as his now Ires 7.60 for preparing

the Bonds and

Tees &

ter, a work,

Register,

requiring a clerts services for say

ever

a couple of hours, for which he receives Pay equivalent to a Month's salary of some of the Government-blerks.

As these Registers are granted

ou

ground of a certificate of Measurement frome the Harbour Master, the Fees for the same could perhaps be regulated by the Government to the benefit of both the Public and Covernment, the more