CO129-066 - Public Offices - 1857 — Page 431

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That Your Memorialist proceeded

out.

the 4K

one person unaided by Alicks or Assistants.

& their duc. Performance a matter of impossibility for any

nature as to conflict much with each other, rendering

of such a

professional practice - but that they were and utterly precluding all possibility of cany private

enerous - wholly ocupying your Munorialists teme

several Offices to which he had been apprented; extremely

were the cities of the

Colony found that not only at Hong Kong, but very son after his anival in the of October, 1856, to undertake the duties of his Appointment

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the Island and on and sewice of Copies of Same

The preparation of Original Subpoenas ; The preparation preparation and surce of all Summon's repon Presoners ; preparation and Service of all Notices of Trial : The such Engessments for suwie upon Prismus ; The engrossing of Same when approved ; The Copying of Approval of the Attorney Generals : The Subsequent preparation of all Indictments for the pensal and

As Crown Solicitor. Your Memorialist had the

which compelled Your Memorialist to resign. of placing you in possession of some of the difficulties

Valinter, Deputy Sheriff and Coroner, with the mid here some of the duties required from him as Crown Your Memorialist begs leace to mumerato

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board Ships; all of which sevnal

different parts of

Dreuments had to be prepared

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the first mustance

English, or subsequently translated and hansouted

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into Chinese ; and your Memorialist had these several duties to perform preparatory to, and during monthly-recurring Sessions .

the continuance of which (often for several dayst your

during

Memorialist's constant attendance was required in Count,

as Crown Solicitor

Some times as Sheriff when his duty required his attendance elsewhere, and some times." Vice Versa In accepting the Offices of Deputy Sheriff and

e pleased to appoint him, your Munorialist

to which you

Camer

had concaved that the dieties thereof would not have been

more arduous than the duties Ordinarily attached to similar Offices in this Country, but found the fact to be very different, inasmuch as - for Example. Your Memorialist had in the course of about nine weeks after his arrival in the Colony to hold no less than Tevelve Inquests, Some of them occupying the entire business hours of two.

three consecutive clays, from the necessity of accurately .. interpreting, translating and

transcribing the Evidence

of native Witnessed;

a

consumption of time which much conflicted with the discharge of your Memorialists other duties;

vary

Your Memorialist respectfully begs to

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bring under your Notice that as & Eputy Sheriff he had to discharge mo

man

duties connected with the

of

Jail at Hong Kong. from which the Boarde Seperintendance and Governors of Jails in this Country

those

relive the Under. Sheriffs of Counties; Amongst

Memorialist would enumerate the newsity

Dickies Your

of rottending daily and frequently at the Jail to investigat