CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8] — Page 274

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1893, the half pay he had been drawing $216 a mouth lapsed to the Treasury, from the date of I ceased 273 notwithstanding that the salary of my office had not been increased since his promotion until 1875, the basis to act in May 1895.

I submit that it cannot be said that I did less work than my colleague, when the records show that I tried 3,245 cases in excess of numbers that fell to his share, the figures being respectively 19,259 and 16,014.

6. As stated in my memorial of 17th March last, to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, I did not get the 35% increase, that was allowed to other officers in 1891, notwithstanding the basis on which the increase was granted being that offices the salaries of which had not been increased since 1875 should be increased by 35%.

7. Several officers who have been appointed subsequent to my arrival in the Colony have received substantial increase to their salaries, apart altogether from the general increase referred to in the last paragraph, whereas I have received none.

8. In view of these facts and it being quite clear that the salary ...

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1893, the half pay he had been drawing $216 a mouth lapsed to the Treasury, from the date of I ceased 273 notwithstanding that the salary of my office had not been increased since his promotion until 1875, the basis to act in May 1895. I submit that it cannot be said that I did less work than my colleague, when the records show that I tried 3,245 cases in excess of numbers that fell to his share, the figures being respectively 19,259 and 16,014. 6. As stated in my memorial of 17th March last, to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, I did not get the 35% increase, that was allowed to other officers in 1891, notwithstanding the basis on which the increase was granted being that offices the salaries of which had not been increased since 1875 should be increased by 35%. 7. Several officers who have been appointed subsequent to my arrival in the Colony have received substantial increase to their salaries, apart altogether from the general increase referred to in the last paragraph, whereas I have received none. 8. In view of these facts and it being quite clear that the salary ...
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1893, the half pay he had been drawing

$216

216 a

mouth lapsed to the Treasury,

from the date of

I ceased

273

notwithstanding that the salary of my

office had not been increased since

his

promotion until

1875, the basis

to act in May 1895.

I submit that it cannot be

said that I did less work than

my

when the records show that

the

colleague,

I tried 3,245 cases in excess of numbers that fell to his share, the figures being respectively 19.259 and

16,014.

6.

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in my

nemorial

rial of

17th March last, to the Right stonous -

able the Secretary of

I did not

get

State

for

the Colonies

the 35% increase, that

was allowed to other officers in 1891,

notwithstanding

were

on

which the iner

mere adev

granted being that offices the

salaries

of

which had not been

increased since 1875 should be

increased by 35%.

Several officers who have been

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appointed subsequent

ta

urey

arrival

in the Colorry have received substantial increase to their salaries, apart

altogether from the general increase

referred to in the last paragraph,

whereas I have received none.

these facts and it

8.

In view

of

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the salary

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