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259

Judges

$600

An Assistant drite, pretes

1800

A Clerk to the Registrar

These additions do not

appear to have been

A

480

however

a consequence of the

discovery of Huffam's defalcations,

but seem

to have

been

due to representations of the insufficiency of the

the staff.

6.

1.

I believe that the staff proposed

by the Secretary of State and shown

in Column 3 of the statement will

be found to be quite sufficient.

When it is considered that

the acting accountant (Barff) has to

attend as well to his duties at the

Post Office, the staff which

the Secretary of State suggests will be

quite as strong, if not stronger, than

the existing one.

Which I understand

is able to undertake the whole

work. Owing to the frequent absences

of the Registrar and

Chief Accountant there

is at the present moment

no one to exercise the proper control over the other Officers of the Court. This will

be remedied on

the arrival of the new Registrar.

It is considered that at least half the time

of the present Registrar (Plunket) is taken

away at the Police Magistrates Court and that

with reference to Mr Snowden's

remarks on the subject of Auditing

the accounts of the Supreme Court, the


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259 Judges $600 An Assistant drite, pretes 1800 A Clerk to the Registrar These additions do not appear to have been A 480 however a consequence of the discovery of Huffam's defalcations, but seem to have been due to representations of the insufficiency of the the staff. 6. 1. I believe that the staff proposed by the Secretary of State and shown in Column 3 of the statement will be found to be quite sufficient. When it is considered that the acting accountant (Barff) has to attend as well to his duties at the Post Office, the staff which the Secretary of State suggests will be quite as strong, if not stronger, than the existing one. Which I understand is able to undertake the whole work. Owing to the frequent absences of the Registrar and Chief Accountant there is at the present moment no one to exercise the proper control over the other Officers of the Court. This will be remedied on the arrival of the new Registrar. It is considered that at least half the time of the present Registrar (Plunket) is taken away at the Police Magistrates Court and that with reference to Mr Snowden's remarks on the subject of Auditing the accounts of the Supreme Court, the Dec
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259 Judges $600 An Assistant drite, pretes 1800 A Clerk to the Registrar These additions do not to have been A 480 however appear consequence of the diservery of Huffam's defalcations, but seem to have been de representations of the insufficing of the the staff. 6. 1. I believe that the staff propoad by the Secretary of State and shown of the statement will in Column 3 of be found to be quite sufficient. when it is 1 the acting accountant (Barff) hasto attend as well well to his duties Post Office, the staff which 117 the Secretary of State suggests will be ad the strong, if not stronges, than quite the existing W hich I understand of the is able to undertake the whole work. Diving to the frequent absences of the Registrar and is 110 Chief Accountant there at the present moment. to excrcise the proper control over the other Officers of the Court. This will the arrival of the new Registrar- be remedied considered theat the 7. least half the time away in the present Registrar (Plunket) is at- Police Magistrates Court and that with reference to Mr Snowden's remarks on the entjeit of Auditing the accounts of the Supreme Court, the Dec
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259

Judges

$600

An Assistant drite, pretes

1800

A Clerk to the Registrar

These additions do not

to have been

A

480

however

appear consequence of the

diservery of Huffam's defalcations,

but seem

to have

been

de

representations of the insufficing of the

the staff.

6.

1.

I believe that the staff propoad

by the Secretary of State and shown

of the statement will

in Column 3 of

be found to be quite sufficient.

when it is

1

the acting accountant (Barff) hasto

attend as well

well to his duties

Post Office, the staff which

117

the

Secretary of State suggests will be

ad

the

strong, if not stronges, than

quite the existing

W

hich I understand

of the

is able to undertake the whole

work. Diving to the frequent absences

of the Registrar and

is

110

Chief

Accountant there

at the present moment.

to excrcise the proper control over the other Officers of the Court. This will

the arrival of

the new Registrar-

be

remedied

considered theat

the

7.

least half the time

away

in the

present Registrar (Plunket) is at-

Police Magistrates Court and that

with reference to Mr Snowden's

remarks

on the entjeit of Auditing

the accounts of the Supreme Court,

the

Dec

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