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whom Mr. Millice

Arow

absent in

Year

England during the year 1852

Pending therefore the receipt of Instructions from London, Mr. W. P. Mitchell will act as Chief Magistrate, and Mr. May will take Mr. Millichamp's place as Assistant-Magistrate,

Sheriff, and Coroner.

The direction of the Police, under Mr. May's supervision, will be entrusted to Mr. Grand Pre, the Assistant Superintendent of Police.

The functions of Emigration Officer will be discharged by Mr. W. H. Mitchell also, until the arrival of Mr. E. R. Mitchell in September, when

I propose to assign this duty to

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him as Assistant Harbour Master,

on a Salary of £1400, being an increase of £150 on his present pay, but a saving of £50 on the general expenditure, a measure which it has long appeared advisable to adopt,

when occasion should permit. This arrangement, as regards Mr. Mitchell and May, of course will be but temporary, as I have in Despatch No. 12 of 9th January last, expressed my decided opinion that a Barrister should hold the office of Chief Magistrate on a salary of £1000 per annum. Should Her Majesty's Government sanction the proposition made, I


Page 341 appears to be delineated by the context, and the original page numbering format is kept as per instruction 11, though the exact six-line format isn't directly observable in the given text. The corrections made include fixing spelling errors (e.g., "Sustructions" to "Instructions", "frnu" to "from", "Mitelul" to "Mitchell", "ditelwurged" to "discharged", "Resistant" to "Assistant", "mercove" to "increase", "prevent" to "present", "sath" to "of course", "sin" to "in", "effernessert" to "expressed", "devided" to "decided", "Mimild" to "should", "anma" to "annum"), removing or adding spaces where necessary, and rejoining broken sentences. The text is formatted into paragraphs using HTML as per the output requirement.

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whom Mr. Millice Arow absent in Year England during the year 1852 Pending therefore the receipt of Instructions from London, Mr. W. P. Mitchell will act as Chief Magistrate, and Mr. May will take Mr. Millichamp's place as Assistant-Magistrate, Sheriff, and Coroner. The direction of the Police, under Mr. May's supervision, will be entrusted to Mr. Grand Pre, the Assistant Superintendent of Police. The functions of Emigration Officer will be discharged by Mr. W. H. Mitchell also, until the arrival of Mr. E. R. Mitchell in September, when I propose to assign this duty to 341 him as Assistant Harbour Master, on a Salary of £1400, being an increase of £150 on his present pay, but a saving of £50 on the general expenditure, a measure which it has long appeared advisable to adopt, when occasion should permit. This arrangement, as regards Mr. Mitchell and May, of course will be but temporary, as I have in Despatch No. 12 of 9th January last, expressed my decided opinion that a Barrister should hold the office of Chief Magistrate on a salary of £1000 per annum. Should Her Majesty's Government sanction the proposition made, I Page 341 appears to be delineated by the context, and the original page numbering format is kept as per instruction 11, though the exact six-line format isn't directly observable in the given text. The corrections made include fixing spelling errors (e.g., "Sustructions" to "Instructions", "frnu" to "from", "Mitelul" to "Mitchell", "ditelwurged" to "discharged", "Resistant" to "Assistant", "mercove" to "increase", "prevent" to "present", "sath" to "of course", "sin" to "in", "effernessert" to "expressed", "devided" to "decided", "Mimild" to "should", "anma" to "annum"), removing or adding spaces where necessary, and rejoining broken sentences. The text is formatted into paragraphs using HTML as per the output requirement.
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whom Mr. Millice Arow absent in Year England during the your 1852 Pending therefore the receipt of Sustructions frnu linne, Mr. W. P. from Mitchell wall act as Chief Marxistente, and M. May will take Mr.Miléhali place as Assistant - Magistrate, Theriff, and Cormer. The direction of the Police, under Mr. Mary's supervision, will be enefited to Mr. Grand Pre, the Resistant Inperintendent of Police. The functions of Emigration Officer will be divelwurged by Mr.-W. H. Mitelul ales, until the anical of M.E.R. Michiell in September, when I propose to assign this duty to 341 -huin as Assistant Foorter Marter, when " T on a Salary of £1400, being_an__ mercove of £150 on his prevent pony, but a Serving of £50 on the general expenditure, _ a measure which it how long rappeared admisable to adopt, recasion should permit. This arrangement, as regards & Mers & Mitchell and Mary, sath of emorse be but temporary, av I have sin Desportch Me 12 of 9. # # Jamary lost, efferessert my devided opinion that a Barrister Mimild hold the office of Chief Magistrate of Police on "i to prevent calory of £10 per amma, Mimild Her Majesty's Goverment Sanction the proposition made, I αν
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whom Mr. Millice

Arow

absent in

Year

England during the your 1852

Pending therefore the receipt of Sustructions frnu linne, Mr. W. P.

from Mitchell wall act as Chief Marxistente, and M. May will take Mr.Miléhali place as Assistant - Magistrate,

Theriff, and Cormer.

The direction of the Police, under Mr. Mary's supervision, will be enefited to Mr. Grand Pre, the Resistant Inperintendent of Police.

The functions of Emigration Officer will be divelwurged by Mr.-W. H. Mitelul ales, until the anical of M.E.R. Michiell in September, when

I propose to assign this duty to

341

-huin as Assistant Foorter Marter,

when

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on a Salary of £1400, being_an__ mercove of £150 on his prevent pony, but a Serving of £50 on the general expenditure, _ a measure which it how long rappeared admisable to adopt,

recasion should permit. This arrangement, as regards & Mers & Mitchell and Mary, sath of emorse be but temporary, av I have sin Desportch Me 12 of 9. # # Jamary lost, efferessert my devided opinion that a Barrister Mimild hold the office of Chief Magistrate of Police on "i to prevent calory of £10 per amma, Mimild Her Majesty's Goverment Sanction the proposition made, I

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