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that a Requisition

request because I find which I sent to the Acting Colonial Treasurer in my capacity of Registrar of Companie has been returned to me by the Chief- Justice with a letter dated August 16th

1880, in which his Honor states that at

the request of His Excellency he returns the

my attention to a Requisition and Callo despatch from the Secretary of State of which,

before heard.

I had never

As the Registrar of Companies is

a post totally unconnected with the Supreme Court, it is manifest that unless His Excellency the Governor decide that the prohibition respecting communication Connected with Supreme Court Hork is to extend to other Official Communications the interference of the Chief Justice in

gratentoring and

this matter was

uncolle

for

for.

and in that case I must ask as ins the other case, that the matter be referred.

for

decision to the Colonial Office.

m

referring

to the Ordinance,

unacquainted.

I find th1 of 1865 (with which, I was una

7-1865 when I undertook the Auty of Registrar

my

duties.

of Companies, in addition to

Registrar ) that the Office of Registros

as

of Compaines is an appointment, vedes in the Governor and not in the Secretary State and that His Excellency may

award euch remunerations as

direct, which

he

may

by sew that some

clearly

remuneration must be awarded on

the principle that all labor performed

Carrie with it a right to reward

I find further on reference to

doccuments, whiels I could not-

have

possibly

known, that, the

previously known,

remuneration