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and its subsequent reduction.

When I was & first appointed to the Judicial Separtment Registar, Leputy Registrar, Chak

Court, and an licher who

as a Clert in the

a

"did duty Tublic Office, an Interpreter attached solely to the Court

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who attended the office daily - Two Bailiffs whose sols employment was the Service

of promise

Mrocess under the Summary Purisdiction, and notices under

the Insolvency Jurisdiction of the Court, with three Chinese Messenger; formed the establishment.

1.

Owing to instuctions

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received from the Home Government ; Consequent as I believe up on the revenue of the Colony being to much less than its expenditure- Peductions were proposed - and

in this department it was

с

suggested to abolish the Office I held - beet by the kind representation of the Government here such reduction was -

ук

postponed till a racanoy

Should occur

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this took

place in June 1850 by the death of Mr Smith the

of

Deputy Regishar. I was

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