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Smith having reference to the

claims which he

presors for the

payment of £1000 per

as

Registrar and of £200 per

annun

2.

The

Ad

Acting. Trewverer. question was raised by

the Auditor General who

read

Að

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Your Lordship's despatch of the 7 December 1870, N. 62, limiting the united Palaries 115757% to £1000, and disalleived the

additional £200 claimed by M. Smith.

5. I cannot but say

I concur

that

the view thus

in the

tasten by the Auditor General respecting the interpretation to

be

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- given to Your Lordship despatch _, but at the same time I would submit with all. deference that apart from special qualifications of Mex Smith, the office of Registran

the

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which fully entitles ito holder to a Falary of £4000 per

duties are.

and that it's merous

being discharged

in

a manner which cannot but afford satisfaction to the Executive and the Public, and

should

give

to Mz Smith

که سیم بیسیم

fair claim for that increase

of Salary which was contimplata by the Legislative Council.