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this Court I respectfully submit that they are on terms of equality in so much as the salary of both offices are the same and that these Officers rank in seniority accordance to the date of their first appointment to either.
The offices were established by the Supreme Court Ordinance No.1 of 1873, and I need go no further back than 1884 to establish the fact that the Deputy Registrar and Accountant was senior to the Deputy Registrar and Appraiser and continued so for eleven years.
A reference to the Blue Books of this Colony will show that Mr. Barff, the Deputy Registrar and Accountant was appointed in January 1883 and Mr. Sangster the Deputy Registrar and Appraiser was appointed in February of the same year; thus Mr. Barff's seniority was established by the priority of appointment of one month; a fortiori I am the senior Deputy because I was appointed on 7th June 1901 and Mr. J. H. Kemp not until 1st August 1904.
7. There has been no break in the continuity of these respective offices, since to have effected which, after the officers were once appointed, the Supreme Court Ordinance of 1873 would have to be amended.
8. The appointment of Mr. Seth to be Deputy Registrar and Appraiser on 27th June 1895 at an enhanced pay over Mr. Hazeland, appointed Deputy Registrar and Accountant on 1st January 1896, did not make of itself the office of Deputy Registrar and Appraiser superior or senior to that of the Deputy Registrar and Accountant for there were certain personal considerations with reference to Mr. Seth that necessitated he should, in justice, draw a higher pay than his predecessor or otherwise he would doubtless have declined the office.
Previous to occupying the appointment of Deputy Registrar and Appraiser Mr. Seth held two offices, i.e. Chief clerk in the Colonial Secretary's office and also clerk of councils. These two appointments gave him in the aggregate $338 per mensem.
The Government having thought it desirable to make some changes, Mr. Seth was appointed to the Registry and on his accepting the Court
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this Court I respectfully submit that they are on terms of equality
in so much as the salary of both offices are the same and that
these Officers rank in seniority accordance to the date or their
first appointment to either.
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The offices were established by the Supreme Court Ordinance
No.1 of 1873, and I need go no further back than 1884 to establish
the fact that the Deputy Registrar and Accountant was senior to
the Deputy Registrar and Appraiser and continued so for eleven
years.
A reference to the Blue Books of this Colony will show that Mr
Barff, the Deputy Registrar and Accountant was appointed in Janu-
ary 1883 and Mr. Sangster the Deputy Registrar and Appraiser was
appointed in February of the same year- thus Mr. Barff's seniority
was established by the priority of appointment of one month; a
fortiori I am the senior Deputy because I was appointed on 7th.
June 1901 and Mr. J. H. Kemp not until 1st. August 1904.
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7. There has been no break in the continuity of these respective offices, since to have effected which, after the officers were once appointed, the Supreme Court Ordinance of 1873 would have to be
amended.
8. The appointment of Mr. Seth to be Deputy Registrar and Apprais-
er on 27th. June 1895 at an enhanced pay over Mr. Hazeland, ap-
pointed Deputy Registrar and Accountant on 1st. January 1896, did not make of itself the office of Deputy Registrar and Appraiser
superior or senior to that of the Deputy Registrar and Accountant for there were certain personal considerations with reference to Mr. Seth that necessitated he should, in justice, draw a higher pay than his predecessor or otherwise he would doubtless have de-
clined the office.
Previous to occupying the appointment of Deputy Registrar and Appraiser Mr. Seth held two offices, i.e. Chief clerk in the Colonial Secretary's office and also clerk of councils. These two appointments gave him in the aggregate $338 per mensen.
The Government having thought it desirable to make some changes r Seth was appointed to the Registry and on his accepting the Court
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