CO129-270 - Public Offices & Others - 1895 — Page 204

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that

No increase

.

Mi Ackroyd then registrar of the Supreme Court - Shortly afterwards to was promoted to a much higher a better paid appointment, of puizne judge. To this appointment

of gray had been attached,

m. and therefore M. Ackroyd claimed and claims to revert to his original right of nceiving persion at 4/2. His claim has been supported by the Hongitong govenment, it has been a steadily refused by the Secretary of State, but the opinion at this office being

I think, ananimois agains: the claim. It has been held

that

having

lost the

right

to 4/2, he has

reg

regain it.

lost it altogether & cannot

He artis

-1 for an interview with Mi Chamberlain This with I hope be granted. He has been

a most monitorions officer.

at issue

may

be left

_2. That the point

is the decision of the Legislative Council

of the colony

In that case he will

I kvist Le-

heater any

precedent in

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probably get what he wants.

That it should be left to the Legislative Council would not be! I think, wholly unreason. unprecedented, but the malter seems

the

Secretary of

State's final decision

able or un

a from foley, to toe one

to tore one for

to dispute Jobbery ta

it to

It ought to

be added- though

it does not

the case that even wit

touch the merits of the case-

in quality of at the lower rate of pension he will receive

Watient if

Slightly more than of 1000. p. a in other woods more the mufficiale than a first class governor's pension.

lue allmas 2

decide not

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Ackroyd

Arradial

has done work for the colony

Eution of overdra lately

Juunin

457

Over d

above his

Judicial work! especially

in

ordinary adjudicating

on the claims to the land which the gount has bought up since the plaque, and from

But all puter what he has told me. The evidently

do honorary husk of this

that his work should be

of

Mind frontiere If the thine 27

There's a shing

higher

nate

recognised

thinks

of pension is not allowed

and I do not think it should be allowed-

there is some

something

to be said for either

giving him a small special grant of money

Auctical Mestion or better

Whining anything

So sny

win the Ade of 5 M G. La forze, predzes hem hon repsini. 452 9 Aug

a

cmg

on retirement

C.Pd P.T.O

9 August