CO129-251 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [9-11] — Page 395

But the salary of the

has

Attorney General. at Singapore now, Jobserve, ben raised to "E400-

i. l. equal to the salary of the Puisne

Judge

in that Colony.

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344 or

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The pay of

The Puisne

4

sludge, in this Colony, has litterise.

been raised, this

I would

vein of

year

respectfully the fact that

#

to £400 and

submit that in

that the

Attorney

the

Puisne Indge

in the

I've Colony and

General takes precedence of

that the duties and responsibilities

attaching

he

M

way

Can

av

less

oncrored

to the former Office

regarded

than those attaching to the latter, the

Salary of the Attorney General might

fairly be made

Quine Judge

lolomes.

a.e

equal to that

this Colony .

in this

of

the

I notice that in mostr

for

instance in Ceylon,

--7-27.£$2

the Straits Settlements (as already - tioned), the Mauritiis, Trinidad ;

Jama.

Jamaica, and British Qui and the

-pay of the Allorney General is equal to

lle, and in some cases

& greater than, that of the Prime Indge

and I would submit

for Your

Lordship's favourable consideration.

the

Affece of Attorney jeneral

that the

should as

regards salary be placed on, at least, an equal footing with

the Ione Iudge of

that of

Cobory.

I have the honour to be

this

Your Lordship's most obedunt --humble servant-

11.11 leigh Goodman.

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