CO129-081 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [4-7] — Page 158

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It is proposed that the Puisne Judge, who should always be a lawyer and capable of acting in the absence of the Chief Justice, should receive £1200 a year, and that the Police Magistrates, who need not be lawyers, should receive £800 each - making a total of £2,800; which would be £900 in excess of the present expenditure, but £200 less than if a third magistrate at £700 were added to the existing Establishment.

I would recommend that Mr Callaghan be transferred to the Office of Puisne Judge; that Mr. Mitchell, the present Assistant Magistrate, be appointed First Police Magistrate, and Mr. C. May, the present Superintendent of Police who had for some time been acting as Assistant Magistrate in Mr Mitchell's absence, be appointed Second Police Magistrate. Mr. Mitchell, however, having intimated to me his...

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It is proposed that the Puisne Judge, who should always be a lawyer and capable of acting in the absence of the Chief Justice, should receive £1200 a year, and that the Police Magistrates, who need not be lawyers, should receive £800 each - making a total of £2,800; which would be £900 in excess of the present expenditure, but £200 less than if a third magistrate at £700 were added to the existing Establishment. I would recommend that Mr Callaghan be transferred to the Office of Puisne Judge; that Mr. Mitchell, the present Assistant Magistrate, be appointed First Police Magistrate, and Mr. C. May, the present Superintendent of Police who had for some time been acting as Assistant Magistrate in Mr Mitchell's absence, be appointed Second Police Magistrate. Mr. Mitchell, however, having intimated to me his...
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judge who should always be a lawyer and capable of acting in the absence of Chief Initive should receives

£1200

a

tivo

year i

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and that the

Police Magistrates, who need not be lawyers, should

receive £800 each - making

£2,800; which

a total

7

: would be £900 in exces of

the

of the

only

precent expenditure, but

$200

что лить

than

if

third magistrate at £700 were added to the existing Establishment.

f

155

I would recommenda that Mr Callaghan be

transferred to the Office of Puisse Judge ;

that Mt. Mitchell

the present Assistant Magistrate

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be

appointed First Police Magistrate, and Mr. C. May the present Superintendent

of Police was was for time been acting

some

as Assistant

Magistrate in Mr Mitchells abrence, be appointed. Second Police Magistrate..

Mr. Mitchell however having intimated to ruse his

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