CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4] — Page 98

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The responsibilities have increased greatly. The Ordinance placing constraints for rent under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, and by the abolition of the office of ... amongst other things, the compilation and preparation of the Jury List devolve upon me.

I do not deem it necessary for the purposes of this letter to set out the many other matters which the Registrar, as such, has attended to, as some of them are mentioned in the Report of the Honourable the Chief Justice, which Your Lordship has lately had under consideration and to which I would ask your Lordship again to refer.

To the office of Registrar, a salary of Eight hundred pounds was granted by The Civil List, a similar salary being allowed to the offices of 1. Police Magistrate, 2. Post Master General, 3. Colonial Chaplain, and 4. Colonial Surgeon, whilst a salary of Seven hundred pounds was granted to the 1. Harbour Master and 2. Registrar General. Some of these salaries have since been increased.

I trust I do not overestimate my office or exaggerate the difficulty and importance of its duties by saying they are equal to any of these - whilst it is, I submit, superior in both respects to some of them.

If the qualifications required for the office of Registrar, its duties and responsibilities, and the salaries attached to other offices in the Colony are considered, it cannot be said that the sum of Eight hundred pounds, which was fixed as the salary...

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The responsibilities have increased greatly. The Ordinance placing constraints for rent under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, and by the abolition of the office of ... amongst other things, the compilation and preparation of the Jury List devolve upon me. I do not deem it necessary for the purposes of this letter to set out the many other matters which the Registrar, as such, has attended to, as some of them are mentioned in the Report of the Honourable the Chief Justice, which Your Lordship has lately had under consideration and to which I would ask your Lordship again to refer. To the office of Registrar, a salary of Eight hundred pounds was granted by The Civil List, a similar salary being allowed to the offices of 1. Police Magistrate, 2. Post Master General, 3. Colonial Chaplain, and 4. Colonial Surgeon, whilst a salary of Seven hundred pounds was granted to the 1. Harbour Master and 2. Registrar General. Some of these salaries have since been increased. I trust I do not overestimate my office or exaggerate the difficulty and importance of its duties by saying they are equal to any of these - whilst it is, I submit, superior in both respects to some of them. If the qualifications required for the office of Registrar, its duties and responsibilities, and the salaries attached to other offices in the Colony are considered, it cannot be said that the sum of Eight hundred pounds, which was fixed as the salary...
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responsibilities have

رہی

increased

been greatly incre te The Ordinance placing Cistraints for rent under The urisdiction of the- upreme Court, and by the abolition of the office

of There of increvi amonest other things the compilator and preparation of the Jury Test devolve upon

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I do not deem it necessary for the purposes of this - letter to set out the.

many other matters which the Registrar as such, has - Battend to, as some them are mentioned in

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the Report of the Honour. able the Chief Justice. which Your Lordship has lately had under

considération and to which I wouldask,

& your Fordship again to refer.

To the office of Registrar salavers of Eight hundred founds was granted by The Civil Fest, a similar

یج بستم

sulary

97

salary being allowed to the offices of 1 Police Magistrate. 2. Post Master General.

Colonial Chaplain and

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4.

Colonial Surgeon, whilst

salary of Seven hundred pounds was granted to the 1. Harbour Master and 2. Registrar General.

Tome of these salaries have since been increased.

Strust I do not over estimate

are

my office or exaggerak the difficulty and importance of its duties by saying they equal to any of these - whilst it is I submit superior in both respect to some of them.

If the.

the qualifications - required for the office of Registrar, its duties and responsibilities, and the salaries attached to other

ہے میں ہے

offices in the Colony considered it cannot be said! that the sum of Eight hundred pounds which was fixed as the salary

کہوں

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