CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12] — Page 319

Me sales offence is of equal gravity. He has something over four years service, and draws $966, his salary having raised from $600 to its maximum by annual increments of $120. His character is stated in the confidential reports to be indifferent, but the Chief Justice states that his conduct during the present year, except in connection with the incident under consideration, has been quite satisfactory.

I may add that the Chief Justice has mentioned to me that he is quite satisfied from his examination of the Shroff that, as stated in his letter of 3rd Instant, Mr. Rahman did not pay the whole of the sum of $123.50 on 26th ultimo, but asked the Shroff to deduct $10 from his next month's salary so as to supplement his part payment of $113.50.

"If it were not for the Chief Justice's recommendation that Mr. Rahman's case may, in view of the circumstances, be dealt with 'without resort to the extreme measure of dismissal,' I should have been inclined to consider that both Mr. Rahman and Mr. Sales should be dismissed. The offences appear to me to be equally grave, and I am unable to discriminate between them, and am of opinion that they must be severely punished. It is in the power of the Governor in Council to award punishment short of dismissal, such as suspension from whose office...

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My sales offence is of equal gravity. He has something over four years service, and draws $966, his salary having raised from $600 to its maximum by annual increments of $120. His character is stated in the confidential reports to be indifferent, but the Chief Justice states that his conduct during the present year, except in connection with the incident under consideration, has been quite satisfactory.

I may add that the Chief Justice has mentioned to me that he is quite satisfied from his examination of the Shroff that, as stated in his letter of 3rd Instant, Mr. Rahman did not pay the whole of the sum of $123.50 on 26th ultimo, but asked the Shroff to deduct $10 from his next month's salary so as to supplement his part payment of $113.50.

"If it were not for the Chief Justice's recommendation that Mr. Rahman's case may, in view of the circumstances, be dealt with 'without resort to the extreme measure of dismissal,' I should have been inclined to consider that both Mr. Rahman and Mr. Sales should be dismissed. The offences appear to me to be equally grave, and I am unable to discriminate between them, and am of opinion that they must be severely punished. It is in the power of the Governor in Council to award punishment short of dismissal, such as suspension from whose office...

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