CO129-085 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [1-4] — Page 340

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fact, when Mr Alexander, the Registrar elect, was absent leave for eighteen months, and when Mr Masson the deputy Registrar held the acting appointment ; that the fees

did amount to the sum of $ 10,000. no not in portion of which was ever paid into the Treasury with

It is furthermore undoubtedly here, that upon the resumption of his office, Mr. Alexander caused Mz Masson to pay over to him, a moiety of these fees, qually hue that upon Mr. Alexander applying a cherl time afterwards to the Legislative Counal for most

increase of salary.

of salary he carefully avoided all mention of the existence of these fees, leading the Council to suppost " " "That his pary was all he had to

y inasmuch as Jon Jamenabled

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to state this positively. the subject was brought forward.

and it is

I was present when't !..

Since the date of my last respects to Your Trace, I have bun informed on what I ancurve to be good authority, " that a few days subsequent to the departure of the mail, be despatch was sent from the Colonial Secretary's office

shore of the Auditor and Treasurer, on the subject of the fers of the Registrar of the Supreme Court, I am of:

Iam : ignorant of the nature of the despatch, butony's, Information is positive to the effect that it was ante dated, and so made to appear as if written previously to ony respects to Your Grace -

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I need hardly.

state that Mr Alexander, the Registrer

Elect, is now the acting Colonial Secretary

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Your Grace will naturally conclude that I have . personal motive in thus harping on the subject of these

fees,

no means erroneous:

a

such conclusion would be by.

Yet stall I take leave to assure Your Grace that the motivo is a natural and not an unworthy one, and Pentreat Your

: Grace to discard

any prejadace from your

- mind regarding

Connexion

myself in this matter, until the subject of ony with these fees shall be represented in its entirety

In conclusion I have to crave Your Grace's perusal to the inclosed letter from the acting Colonial Secretary in reply to mine enclosing my last respects to Your Trade- I tak ́s leave to consider that the concluding paragraphe entirely lacks that courtesy which the xtiquette of Her Majesty's amb service requires.

cinb service requires. I do respectfully You Grace that Mr. Alexander's personal demeand

Assure

and

in

this

epistolary style form a subject of incessant irritation Colony, especially to the Officers of the Cool Services no matter how high their standing and position. Devas - Sold in confidence of a most discountions rebuff which the Peace, he administered to a non official Justice of 1

gentleman much respected and placed on the Commission by His Callency Fir Hercules Robinson) merely for mathing a suggestion which struck him after

after aust.