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hitherto been entirely appropriated to the Registrar's exclusive benefit. I am enabled to state that during eighteen months

when the office

was under an

acting appointment upon the absence " of the incumbent, these fees amounted to $1,000. beg further

"

state that the incumbent within the last two years, not only has his ealary raised, but was assigned the acting appointment of Chief Magistrate, in half pay, in addition to the frendions of the Regutrar.

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On the second place. The annual reports of the Colonial (surgeon for the last three years, namely, 1864, 1860 & 1861, have been suppressed. That is to say, they have never been published in the Local Gazette as was the invariable custon formerly.

I am,

My Lord Suke,

Your Grace's mock obedient

and humble servant,

Y.J. Murrow

Extract from M2 Murrow's Letter.

"I now take the liberty of calling Your Grace's attention to two existing irregularities, which concisely as I proceed to describe as veracity will admit.

In the first place. A możely

of the fees of Office attached to the functions of the Registrar of the

homifli

Remarks thereon by- Dir Hercules Robinson

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I fail to see any irregularity

in the circumstances complained of

I am not aware

here

by

of

amy

Mr. AburraLO.

such "Treasury Minute" as that referred to and the Registrar's fees which he receives, not as Supreme Court, but as

Registrar of the

Official Admin =

istrator, official Assigne, and Registrar

Supreme Court, instead of having of the Nice Admiralty Court, have of been paid into the Colonial Treasury in accordance with the Treasury minutė made and provided, have hitherto been entirely appropriated. I to the Registrar's exclusive benefit.

was under an

J

incumbent within the last tivo

course" been appropriated to his- exclusive benefit: During Mr Alexander's absence on leave from March 1887 to April 1859, while his place

was

were

filled by alto Mo asson the dam enabled to state that during Deputy Registrar, the fees. ·were, from Eighteen months when the office Exceptional causes, unnonally large-

acting appointment

(amounting to $7,109.33 in 25 month upon the absence of its incumbent, and not $10,000 in 18 as stated by tir

Aburrow) but they these fees, amounted to $10,000.

only such as beg further to state that the

are allowed by law. The remainder of the paragraph merely states facts well. Known to The Secretary of State. The assigned the writing Salary of the Registrar of Supreme Court appointment of Chief Magistrate, was raised £200 by the Civil List

Ordinance, and Ar Alexander's- appointment

Ading Chief Magistrate on two occasions, also the duties of his own.

years, not only had his salary-

raised,

but

inas

on half pory. 4 functions of the Registrar."

in addition to the

t

Žen

4.

Apart

4.

R

مي

• performing

office

was

duly reported in my Despatche. No 28 of

13 March 1860 Ne 107 of 27 June 1861

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