CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12] — Page 415

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against the proposal is, that it would so reduce the income of the Attorney General that no gentleman with a family to live, without even making provision for the inevitable occasional extreme removal to a more temperate climate, would accept the occupying any position at the English Bar. A Barrister of ability and application could, I am informed, easily make £3,000 a year here by private practice, in addition to the Salary of Attorney General. Two out of the four private practitioners at present at this bar, are making, I am assured on the best authority, over £6,000 a year each. The cost of living in the Colony is nearly four times that of living in England; is that Salary of £1750 would only enable a barrister to live, without even making provision for the inevitable occasional extreme removal to a more temperate climate. If, therefore, a barrister occupying any position at either the English or Irish Bars were through ignorance of these circumstances to accept the appointment without private practice upon a salary of £1750, which sounds large at home, he would assuredly on his arrival here at once resign the Office, and either embark on his own account in private practice, or return in disgust to England. The Government would then have to fall back upon an inferior man.

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3against the proposal is, that it would so reduce the income of the Attorney General that no gentleman with a family to live, without even making provision for the inevitable occasional extreme removal to a more temperate climate, would accept the occupying any position at the English Bar. A Barrister of ability and application could, I am informed, easily make £3,000 a year here by private practice, in addition to the Salary of Attorney General. Two out of the four private practitioners at present at this bar, are making, I am assured on the best authority, over £6,000 a year each. The cost of living in the Colony is nearly four times that of living in England; is that Salary of £1750 would only enable a barrister to live, without even making provision for the inevitable occasional extreme removal to a more temperate climate. If, therefore, a barrister occupying any position at either the English or Irish Bars were through ignorance of these circumstances to accept the appointment without private practice upon a salary of £1750, which sounds large at home, he would assuredly on his arrival here at once resign the Office, and either embark on his own account in private practice, or return in disgust to England. The Government would then have to fall back upon an inferior man.

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against the proposal is, that it

would so reduce the income

of the

411

gentleman with a family to live, without even making movision

Attorney

Several that no

Gentleman

for

the inevitable recasional

exteme

removal to

a more

temperate

the

occupying any position at the English Ban would

Office - A Barrister of ability and application could, I am informed, easily make £3,000

year

here

by private practice, in addition to the Salary of attorney General. Two out of the four private practitioners at present at this bar, are making, I am

jassured

over

upon

£6,000

the best authority,

year

this

each. The

Colony is great as that

cost of living nearly four times & living in England; is that Salary of £1750 would only enable

Far

climate. If, therefore, a barrister

occupying any position at either the English on drich Bars were

through ignorance of

of these circumstances to accept the appointment without private practice upon a salary of £1750, which sounds

large

would assuredly

here at ruce

at home he

on his arrival

resign the Office, and

his

citter embark on

own account

in private practice, or returns in disguste to England. The

Government would then have to

fall back

upon an inferion

man

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