CO129-158 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [6-8] — Page 136

for the Certificate - Original Cicenames

The

A Milet

then

furnishood by the Government.

6.

In conveying any decision

the

Ilus Thonsall gennitt in from

him that his explanation cannot

be accepted as

satisfactory as it

does not appear that he was ignorant of the

of the fact

that

his locum-tenens had raise the

fees into

his absence

the Transney during

On

leaves,

And

assuming that

he

must

have

the

knowledge that such was

and consequently that

the

Government believed that consequence

followed in fact,

He can hardly

be said to

have purposely intended to augment

it has his

Emoluments to the extent of

the

Fees. It is to be observed that if

fees were to be retainable by the Spec. under Section 11, he would have

a direct inducement to

do so. If in any doubt he should at

once have applied to

instructions no

doubt in

many cases as

certificate in as

short a time as

possible, which

294

would

be

sent

to

him.

dulz

low is

not acting administered

4ebures

ground for imputations that the

130

at

present advised. I concur

with you in thinking that the date

of Salary assigned to Mr Thomsett

is preferable for the duties which he

has to perform.

But if

thinks it right to retain the Fees

which the

letter

the law

Jam not

apparently

Permits him to do, -

You

are aware that I have the power of

preventing him from retaining them

long

the

Judge sent papers,

for

the

De mains

it

When the Law Officer have been I have pointed out,

the matter

And the exact Amount

of Fee

received and retained by Mr Thonsell

has been

Reported to Govt,

I

will consider what should be that officer's future position and pay. I have

etc.