CO129-151 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [7-8] — Page 273

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that I should make further reference to either, except to explain that I

an

ave

of

-made application for salary solely upon the ground of the increase of duties contemplated by the Well, as otherwise His Lordship

use of the

might infer from your

-word "expecially

"that I had made a

general and independent application.

The facts then

(1) An evil.

are

these: -

great is admitted

-Qu

to induce the Attorney General to draft

an

Ordinance to meet it

( 2 ) The Ordinance is drafted at the instance of the whole profession.

(3) The matter is deemed of such

consequence

that a Meeting of all

the Members of the profession then

in the Colony

it

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summoned to consider

( 4 ) The meeting is presided by the Chief Justice,

the

over

measure is

considered in all its parts, and

clause is

approved.

every

( 5 ) The judge of the Court whose

labours

are

to be increased to a

very

great extent applies through the Colonial Secretary to the Lieutenant- Governor for

an

inc

se

of salary if

the Bill become low:

(6) The Colonial Secretary

replies by

desire of the Livitenant.

Governor that His Excellency does

not think it expedient to increase

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