CO129-173 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [1-3] — Page 279

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(

276

receive

Registrar of Marriages, should

salary of £100 per payment for the duties which in

A

assume as

Marriage

this capacity the new Ordinance will entail upon him.

Under the old septem Mr. Gerrard received certain fee for any marriage at which it fell to his lot to officiate annoninting

dollars

and

No

a

in all to about 80

year.

These fees he will now lose,

his duties will be

considerably increased under the Ordinance, I do not think

that for an Officer of his standing,

one

hundred

pounds a year

would

be

an

excessive salary, and I

Therefore think Your Ladship will sanction this amount being put upon the Supplementary Estimates for this

year.

I have the honor to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient

humble servant

Robinson

Governor

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( 276 receive Registrar of Marriages, should salary of £100 per payment for the duties which in A assume as Marriage this capacity the new Ordinance will entail upon him. Under the old septem Mr. Gerrard received certain fee for any marriage at which it fell to his lot to officiate annoninting dollars and No a in all to about 80 year. These fees he will now lose, his duties will be considerably increased under the Ordinance, I do not think that for an Officer of his standing, one hundred pounds a year would be an excessive salary, and I Therefore think Your Ladship will sanction this amount being put upon the Supplementary Estimates for this year. I have the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant Robinson Governor
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( 276 receive Registrar of Marriages, should salary of £100 per payment for the duties which in A amume as Marriage this capacity the new Ordinance will entail upon him. Under the old septem Mr. Gerrard received certain fee for any marriage at which it fell to his lot to officiate annoninting dollars and No a in all to about 80 year. These fees he will now lose, his duties will be considerably increased under the Ordinance, I do not think MAAS that for an Officer of his standing, me hundredi pounds a year would be ал excesive salary, and I Therefore trink Your Ladship will sauction this amount being fut upon the Supplementary Estimates for this year. I have the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble suvant Rihanning Governor
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(

276

receive

Registrar of Marriages, should

salary of £100 per payment for the duties which in

A

amume as

Marriage

this capacity the new Ordinance will entail upon him.

Under the old septem Mr. Gerrard received certain fee for any marriage at which it fell to his lot to officiate annoninting

dollars

and

No

a

in all to about 80

year.

These fees he will now lose,

his duties will be

considerably increased under the Ordinance, I do not think

MAAS

that for an Officer of his standing,

me

hundredi

pounds a year

would

be

ал

excesive salary, and I

Therefore trink Your Ladship will sauction this amount being fut upon the Supplementary Estimates for this

year.

I have the honor to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient

humble suvant

Rihanning

Governor

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