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the employment of Constaties

or Watchina.

Mr Arthur is at present held responsible for the perform

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of those duties, but, I think, as he

states,

that

they

cam

caudere a as

seasedly be coming within the

scope of his duties as First Crk-

only.

As

an alternative M

Arthur applies that

the increase

can viol

be

granted

if a irrespective of

Quarters he

be allowed to

bail is allowed under Ordinance

10 of 1890, and his liabili

ability to be informations

called upon to take in

under the recent Gambling Ordinance

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consider it

necessary

than

ever that the First Clerk should reside on the premises, or in very

ze ar

the

provimity to the Magistracy.

question of a

The

a caretaker

emplopment of Constables, or

watchinen world then also have

to be sonsidered

may

draw it and provvide his own

quarters.

This arran

arrangement

be greatly to his

-apparently be

would

advanta age compared with his

present position in reference to salary

and have allowances, but

scarcely

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avin

view of the powers given the First

Cleak to take

recognizances.

nces where/

bail

peculiar

to that of

Mr Arthur's case is a

are alld woh

of analogous

any

other officer

"occupying Quarters, and

in his favour would not therefore

form

precedent, nor affect as

nca de

cairn

thank it was

any

by others, and I very unfortunate for hein that the Secretary of State while considering the question of mcreases had not before him the

information.