CO129-201 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [6] — Page 41

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Can be before or during the preparation of the defence or after the trial do Ro ? Over 30 persons have subcriber this Moray. Each is entitled to an account Can it be for the credit of the Government that one of its . officers should retter these $50? ~ "Whatever extenuating circumstances or excuse which dr. Felel may give for its reception

the retention of it was argues to my mind a complete nant of appreciation of the position. I had almost said a want of moral sense

Dr. Eitel refers to Interpreters being paid for extra work by the Coroner Magistrales but simply because they are paid by the Court there is

and

Mot

Case

not the objection which arices in his vry that bee is paid by thee pricovers as well.

Dr. Eitel justifies his thathing

the fee

ou live grounds; viz.

theat be

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did not know notion he translated the

papers that they

were connected with a

Snowden

Criminal trial, and that fovernor- Hermarcy, Acting Chief Justice Durevden and BW Styllar saw no

objection to lies fees for work done out of office hours

If Dr. Eitel did not know when be made the translations how he was

engaged by the colicitors for the prisoners he surely knew when be studied up the quections for the - defence what his replies

were

expected

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