CO129-158 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [6-8] — Page 116

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who under Section XVI of the Ordinance

100. Officio Emigration Officer, and who although in the receipt of fixed Salaries like myself retain the fees collected by themselves.

I beg to invite His Excellency's attention to the fact that although I have been many years in the service of the Colony, I am the only Officer of any position in it who has not had the privilege of augmenting his pay by receiving an Acting appointment in addition to his permanent one, the only conceivable reason I can assume for this overlooking of my services is that, being responsible to admit of my being removed from them.

I also wish to bring to the notice of His Excellency that the Law Officers, Registrar of Supreme Court, and Colonial Surgeon are allowed to receive fees, and, with the exception of the Registrar, to practise privately, Surveyor General and other Officers who at one time received private fees have in lieu thereof...

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4 who under Section XVI of the Ordinance 100. Officio Emigration Officer, and who although in the receipt of fixed Salaries like myself retain the fees collected by themselves. I beg to invite His Excellency's attention to the fact that although I have been many years in the service of the Colony, I am the only Officer of any position in it who has not had the privilege of augmenting his pay by receiving an Acting appointment in addition to his permanent one, the only conceivable reason I can assume for this overlooking of my services is that, being responsible to admit of my being removed from them. I also wish to bring to the notice of His Excellency that the Law Officers, Registrar of Supreme Court, and Colonial Surgeon are allowed to receive fees, and, with the exception of the Registrar, to practise privately, Surveyor General and other Officers who at one time received private fees have in lieu thereof...
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who under Section XVI of the bequation

Ordina

vr e l a^

100. Officio Emigration

Officent, and who atthough in the receipt of fixed Salaries like myself retain the fas

collected by

thens..

collective to traw stis.

I

Excellency's attention to the fact that although I have been a

ears in the service

only

many years the Colony, I am the raly Officer of any position in it

who has

DURO er

had the

anv

Acting

of

privilege of augmenting his pay by receiving appointment in addition to his -permanent one, the only conosivable

reason

111

assume for this

services

I can verlooking of my serv

that my being that,

grave

and res

Julies are

ponsible

Cl

to admit of my being

from them ..

کی

of lov

maline

removeds

I also wish to bring lo the motive of His Excellency that the law Afficers, Registrar of Supreme Court, and Colonial Surgeon

are allowed to receive

fees, and, with the

exeptions

d that the

of the Registrar, to preratio privately, Surveyor General and

who at

a b e

lime res

Officers

seive

ived

-private fees have in lien thereof

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