Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Musgrave, Anthony to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 5 May 1870, CO 60:38, no. 6118, 410.
Abstract
Musgrave, Anthony to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 5 May 1870, CO 60:38, no. 6118, 410.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (3), Other documents (1).
No. 55
5th May 1870
My Lord,
I have the honor to forward an authenticated and two plain
copies of an Ordinance entitled—
An Ordinance respecting the Supreme Court.
2. The Attorney General's report which I also forward so fully
explains the reasons forpassing
passing this Ordinance that not much
remark is necessary from me. But is is proper to observe that
hitherto no permanent provision has been made for the Officers
of the Courts, who were dependent upon annual votes for their
Salaries. This provision is now supplied by the Statute for a
Registrar and Deputy Registrar. It was intended by the Council
that the Salary of the former should be One thousand, nine
hundred and forty dollars ($1940), and of the Deputy Registrar
Fifteenhundred
hundred dollars ($1500). But by some clerical error
which was not discovered until after I have assented to the
Bill, $1940 has been inserted as the amount in both cases. I
annex a copy of a Letter from the Attorney General upon this
subject.
passing this Ordinance that not much
remark is necessary from me. But is is proper to observe that
hitherto no permanent provision has been made for the Officers
of the Courts, who were dependent upon annual votes for their
Salaries. This provision is now supplied by the Statute for a
Registrar and Deputy Registrar. It was intended by the Council
that the Salary of the former should be One thousand, nine
hundred and forty dollars ($1940), and of the Deputy Registrar
Fifteenhundred
hundred dollars ($1500). But by some clerical error
which was not discovered until after I have assented to the
Bill, $1940 has been inserted as the amount in both cases. I
annex a copy of a Letter from the Attorney General upon this
subject.
3. To these appointments I regard the Gentlemen who have held
the Office of Registrar in the late Vancouver Island and
Mainland Courts as manifestly having a first claim, but I shall
acquaint the Deputy Registrarthat
that his Salary will be only $1500
in accordance with what is known to have been the intention of
the Legislative Council; and the error shall be brought to their
notice at the next Session.
that his Salary will be only $1500
in accordance with what is known to have been the intention of
the Legislative Council; and the error shall be brought to their
notice at the next Session.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
This is one of the Ordinances relating to the merger of the Courts upon the resignation of Mr Needham.
This is one of the Ordinances relating to the merger of the Courts upon the resignation of Mr Needham.
A mistake has been made in the Salary of the Deputy Registrar,
but this will be amended at the next Session.
Sanction upon the understanding that the error will be amended
at the earliest opportunity.
HTH
9/6/70
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Three printed copies of ordinance not on microfilm.
H.P.P. Crease, Attorney General, to Musgrave, 22 April 1870,
reporting on the ordinance as per despatch.
