CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3] — Page 202

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Myself, hers and a large family at home and I have had, furthermore, to pay a bailiff (difficult even to be procured except when pressingly employed) for assisting me in subpoenaing 76 witnesses for the present Criminal Sessions and I had also to hire a bailiff at the last sessions.

It is now a month since I entered on my Sheriff's duties and the fees received by me have not during that period averaged Two dollars a week, and I therefore enter upon my duties with little hope of assistance from it.

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I must therefore most respectfully beg of you to represent to his Excellency to simplify my duties and to Enlarge my means to a scale in some degree commensurate with my necessary expenses and the usual standard of official Salaries. What I feel to be absolutely necessary for my support and the due performance of my public duty is provision on the part of Government of at all events one efficient Clerk to relieve me.

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7 10 Myself, hers and a large family at home and I have had, furthermore, to pay a bailiff (difficult even to be procured except when pressingly employed) for assisting me in subpoenaing 76 witnesses for the present Criminal Sessions and I had also to hire a bailiff at the last sessions. It is now a month since I entered on my Sheriff's duties and the fees received by me have not during that period averaged Two dollars a week, and I therefore enter upon my duties with little hope of assistance from it. 200 I must therefore most respectfully beg of you to represent to his Excellency to simplify my duties and to Enlarge my means to a scale in some degree commensurate with my necessary expenses and the usual standard of official Salaries. What I feel to be absolutely necessary for my support and the due performance of my public duty is provision on the part of Government of at all events one efficient Clerk to relieve me.
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7 10 Myself hers and a large family at home and I have had furthermore to pay a pailiff (difficult even to be procured except when pleadily Employedsz for assisting me in subparing 76 witnesses for the present Criminal Sissions and I had also to hire w bailiff at the last sessions - It is now a month since I entered on Sheriff firt duties of and the firs received by that me have not during period averaged Two dollars week, and I per therefore enterturn bith hope of assistance from 1 C 200 that quarka I must therefore most respectfully beg of your to - more his Excellency to simplify my duties and to Enlarge my means to a peale in some degues commensurate with My necessary expenses and the usual standard of official Salaries - What I feel to be own absolutely sucessary for my support and the due performans the of my public duty is provision on the part op Government of at all events one efficient Cherte to relieve
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10

Myself hers and a

large family

at home and I have had

furthermore to pay a pailiff (difficult even to be procured except when pleadily Employedsz for assisting me in subparing 76 witnesses for the present Criminal Sissions and I had also to hire

w

bailiff

at the last sessions -

It is now a month since I

entered on

Sheriff

firt duties

of

and the firs received by

that

me have not during period averaged Two dollars

week, and

I

per

therefore enterturn

bith hope of assistance from

1

C

200

that quarka

I must therefore most

respectfully beg of your to

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more his Excellency to simplify my duties and to Enlarge my means to a peale in some degues commensurate with My necessary expenses and the usual standard of official Salaries - What I feel to be

own

absolutely sucessary for my support and the due performans

the

of my public duty is provision on the part op Government of at all events

one

efficient Cherte to relieve

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