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to propose to the bouncil e-consideration of the claim of

the brown Solicitor, Mr. Sharp,

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an increase of Salary if

objection to offer to

had

I

the adoption of that course.. Understanding that the beath

this Gentleman, then absent

of

or?

Sick Leave, was very

and that his return

precarious to the leolony

I made

мо

doubtful,

enquiry into the

matter at the time and have

I since abstained simply

because

Me Sharp seemed himself disposed to be quiescent.-

On the 11th Instant,

2..

however, he addressed a letter

to

me

attention

utio

drawing my to the inadequacy of a Solary

of 1250 to the

onerous and

taily increasing duties

de

devolving

on the brown Solicitor, to the untoward absence of the bhief

Justice and the Attorney Gennal

when

au

increase was

first

proposed in leonnal, and to the

subsequent assent of

of State

3.

it

The Secretary

I considered

In comarquenos

my duty to look closely inte the question and

having fully

satified myself that the properand

increase

of £250 per annum