at this advanced period of the Session so short ‘ a time can be devoted to this object. There is one feature that I cannot use unnoticed in the 1 allusion made to the Civil List Bill, which is, l that their Honors are quite prepared to alter

the an ion to the amount of the Save c_ ‘dun feflcerphlgt

‘is i .. 0 Ten! 3 ‘tliatfirbe usd ht?) a reiltieaon . as it must be”. e reco -tion cl‘ yo r llonors

of fies, you are right."] an increase of some of the salaries was recommended. l will now take a comparative view of the Salary of the Attorney‘ General and that of the other ollicers of the Government. In the first place, I would allude _ __ _____ _ kiahnt 'a salary of £500 currencyhaiid whiosc ' toha £A00_ , T , consi er- "“fil‘ . 9 J he ,_

v.vmwu7uusvv rmisuvu I0 l\‘l,‘ up, IS rad rflndfib glam

— - salary he lit G r. I rior 34) that of mkfihe glfry-of the Colo-

fiineluile the Ipeech was

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lsry su rior to this. I theato the Treasurer. w o-alsoi ;=£40_0 and has also to pay a Deputy.-—next llfltll Honor at the other end of the Board (Mr. bey)--he has ti pa a Deputy out of his £D00s year. In short. w on I eompare the salaries of all these ofleers with that of the Attorney Gene- nil it is quite evident that he has the best cllice under,tlie crown. now that the ollics of the Attorne General is brought under review b th' - ill, must take the opportunity to express my opinion upon a Iubjoctin relation to that ofllcs. bi which my attention been dilhcted elsewhere. I take the matter up ‘on

_ic s, and on these alone, and wish -avoi all

personality; but wlmt am going guy every_unpre udioed mind. I allude to the moon atibility o the oficcr of Attorne General an the business of a Banker, or. ' N. For instance, what would be the position of the crown - utor in the event of his having to prooe in cases in which hisowa interests were involved against parties with _.whoia be had been engalged in his capacity of Banker or Bill Broker! consider it 'ghly improper—alihe injurious to the public interests as it is derc tory to the dilgoity of the ollice of Attorney eral. It is oreign to the inten- tionsof the Constitution; and if fairly repre- seated would not be allowed. I state this ad- Visedly, and feel that I should be wanting in my public duty and highly culpable were I not to call your Honors attention to such an izfopfiet . I have already shewu that the ry of e Attorney General is suflcient as oouipa.ed with other offices, but it must also be remembered that his Honor is also the Judge of Pr , and derives from that source lar hes in addition to those arising out of his other ofice-—and here I must remark it was always understood that under the system of responsible Government therswas to be an end 8) pluralignof ofices. I merely mention this to show, t the acts of the party at resent in war are not very consistent wi their to ession. With these few observations I beg move that the Bill be read second time. The Hon. Mr. Hsiisnrv. After the observa- tions that have been made by hon. gentlemen who have proceeded me, it will not be necessary for me to say much upoutliis question. The opinion that I fixed salary: and not fees, is the more proper way of paying public cflicersie now almost universally sdiniisd,and I think there can be no manner of doubt that it is. In. the sass of his . ths.Atiorasp Geaeral.- he hss been sseussd qfm ' his fees as large as ibls, and there- fore lconsidsr that the node now proposed for renisnerating him for the services he performs will rslisvs him from all impuiaiioiis of this kind. am free to admit that the salaries are below what they ought to be, butso long as the seals establish- ed under the prssenisystsui exists, [confess I cassoises why the Attorney Generals d be placed in a better itien ib.su.tbe other oficsrs of vsraisssh: llrsud by. it is to hoped that iris. ‘Ilstsra will take another view, and see tisprnprisiyofreisilv those salaries; but, be that us‘ , nothing has pleased me so much, for a length of time, as the line of conductihe members of lbs government in the other Hours have pur- s _ d, with respect to the salaries in question. _ bsy have not failed to ivs the lllaltar lhrlr slmsst_unsniiiaous support. ey have discharged ibsirnsi committed intbsiu by the public, with great fidelity; and, st the ssiusiims, msoilesied a disinisrssicdness that rsnscis ori than the high- esrhouor; but. on the other hand, I do feslsur- prlsed thsillie only two members of the govern- ment that are in this House should adopt a dif- ferent ss. and give their opposiiion to the. Bl ioqussiisn. The-Hon..iheAiiorneyGcssral, . one do you sow whether I shsll do so ‘or not”? ] The members of tlisgossrsiaeat is the ogbsr lgoiiss did not hssitsiuo give their you in- fsvour of ii, and are therefore supposed io be suisfisd, Willi their salaries, bui.whils I am on ihis.snbject,l caiinotrefrslu from olnerving that il_iurs.is no ofics u ths government. in my estimation. so underpaid as the Basnaster rsl is,.,ssd whose srduous and important duties ' eonstarit stteadsaos in his olicu, from early hour is the morning uaul 10 at sight muster Gsssrsl hss more reason to com- p ’ ' ustsly psid than any other c car hi the Colesfi; ascend the motion of any friend Hon. Mr. II, that the Bill be read a secc time.

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_:n.. Run. in. Swasar. i uudsrstand my learned and hon. friend does not intend to

""1 "' . , every member that adjreq, the House on the subject of this Bill. times, be sorry to see a public servant .be- lardftbecvslwu sfthis Island for a number of could be 5,0,, M huh, 1,,“ in M. 1.0,, Grpat .hss btsnnglyni to the members is low what he shro d hag... lat y rare, but that there bud been no person iorss_sivs Tho” ,0" “,3 ,,;,.°,,,,mgm,,°. ,”“,.dgylf 1,, tbs o . and d‘ the for their almost Act, and when‘ ook at it and then at.‘ ‘I; it I wrote to i ' |_sts Mr. on the subject. respect to Mr. tea, I nested him to come u_x:nionssu rt of the now under oon- tlprnsl Gsneral ssooounu, it is svldulit t and _ him Is send home a life csrud- on gym ,,,,,,,p,,,,,,,,,,,,, 3;“ no, 1,“ I '1“, ,1,“ si tion. [ Bon..tlr. Hell referred thq ee cthasbsen from, .,,.,i iitcl ts dId.u:'i whql lspp isd stths' |,°,,_ ‘endow. u, ,,,,_,,“.,,o,, ‘M, “and hop. pntlsuian-.to Journals of the House s say. too tbatltlss gst addeby am’ , p was a.th,s_tV it was: Clsrlcs. .0 an wry 3m_ 1 fl,,,,..f,,,,, hope you '1“ Assslnblrll fl“',“|“| ‘him In lot “In. yn {:6 oe,Ac_t. wssrs tsld ‘Is-tso e p s ‘l I ibssssw lard «turn, and told his: ,0, 4",“, mm , 5,, h,,,,,,,,, 5,” an q_,....- -2:. ........:: :':-.::-.2-..::.~.1.'.'::: .:.*;;......r.*:.°'.:.' ::°i-:-.-.....~=:.- 2.-: av. ix; r‘ ~-- - °'':: ....°''-. v i::.:.':~.s°;;:~.-mi »;,-- or -- ,»:_«;,-»;,--.,, *,:,'*,;; -««,, v . » . " , ' ' 0 one we a s ' i of spades that the‘ Bill met with, from should cidr bydspsh a as the s at but salary. be present Clerk of the h I3“ ‘Mari. inn, fivons '3 several . embers. look at our own resent, an on that groun su port it. .— A O my slufisu the dulyfetmssy years. -pg. mm “L H,,,_,._ “-0,; ;, hm,,,,b,,,¢ 0,, Journals I would like to knowwhat sort of Afte a few, rbus _ smrls. flhellss. the usiosiir.—-I so the Pro- I. ,0 mu ,1“, ,,,,,,_,o,,_ H“, 0. N, 3,0. . « In“ P P 9 anjdsswauld auy_ous gst from s pcrusal_of by hon members, tbsflouss ltsslfhto sfissesry wlllbsmtls|sdwlibss_ ltiou «Mm. ,,|,°1“,, ind, “ mg, nub], to ,,,,,,,d, ";":.:. 2:‘ onto“: '.:.'.::‘ '::i:::i to W“ “" “°""""'“" ‘.3:-.*.*.'*..'::'.°,::.':*.i.-.:*"*'* “".'*°""°.: re P'::;',:,“.,,,"°' i-vwh-b'~;2-~.*~..°,,~,:.'-:4 0 0 ° -' ‘ " ' ' " I vevo r Bill. Itniust o n N50 0‘ 33°35’! G*""l'°5" 5°‘ I ' ‘ CID?‘ 0‘ “'0 CU‘ - '4“ F“ 5' '°°°l'“l answer towhst the hon Mr Swabs has stated oirc mini. hss.oa soatrs A'l'I'°IN|?Y ¢1.N““-9 “I-“Y-~ Ieissthisg nun see‘.-sci tbisyesr .€l033s6d; , , ,- - ' - ' ,, , ' "I ‘ _othsr ractics, mi an me The Hon. in. Bausurnoved rsucunssury tdlsutef belie _y_lils Dspuliss. ,",',",,,,L ’,,'§',,{,°,‘:,§','fi'_",fl',',':,"{‘,f,,°',f,,,:,'“,f§,“{,‘,’; thataay permit is Illll Illdhg ‘'50 000' '5“ of the Attorney General shodfl be £UO._@l~, 1‘ '0‘— U " " "J““°.' V’ N‘ con uences if any uuforseen accidental cir- hl 39.50 0! 50h3“i°f' lb‘ W‘ sive ofsllhss ofofisp ‘ l - ' ' -cl. “am ‘I. "70- . ‘WM’ "'5 ‘ cm stances should occur as in the presentin- , 1,108 Jllfiteatlyi for the.fse_tIs. hi ll The Hon. the Pamrsuur. I angled that thing we meet with I5 vlswtsor I01. I Otusoi , . '5“. _w,.‘fl”, gm“ “gum” in . so mutt. IJ-H-{»*"I'“"'°'°“' s-ti-vi-0--I-r‘-0'1-tr-II}!-°|,t’1' We MIN,“ -3" .. "l"'.*°|"9 poniondinmnno tinwhichthsyhad&s:- teltdtofififil - I _I°‘“l°“‘“"‘ sure bI|IiQV‘*O,E-h'&i'lI~<‘iFI'5C'Qq §“"".,. ‘ , W.‘ — sd tbsmtohsve been when theytook r iW!‘IT'rh‘5' "°“°“mvl‘ homgsfi tslsfitIau0Ie&-v'lu m- .i‘FW,f I“ ' ._l “‘h' rturs: Noroeuldwehavsknownthstlr. Wmwh "T .3: '§'}°v,,,'.-°,'l' ' ~ i"' "fi'.Il'::'.‘ iiihg~iiil"i.ii‘ss'i--nary. btI“€lllibs- §‘:"‘.""""" "°‘ ""°"“'”""" ""'""' “laid a 3°“ " mfissoftbls ’ ''''I5 ' ., .-‘W fill‘ I Ben. the Arroaxur Gsusust. When I didnotv lbw."-I-I it-Hi» tudoutlfifi" I - =' ': .l3°W!- an morning the advmihp that in- . Nth!-N ho"-dr-I -v re slasostswli a- '. . Miss * ---4 lsttudedtobstaksnwitbrsprdtotliesbsslioe palsy couldrnet lessen, t “DWI . .,,,.g.‘ -Q.__.:..:; IO aw _ . If yes‘, _rl s our on.“ not up D,-"Sn," .5. hd,F.,,o,,,[ M, incrpapstbe Qlllies tbatare sdto -- Ammuent Act, Iuwflaotshstb fit ‘I.’ I‘fll lb H B “_0°'l,|'|l W ‘ [could not describe, and loose that thsrubs 05$-i:"l'IWlV"J‘.l|'“‘.ld*|“' Ill t. ~ . .-;l I ll -‘I Hill! Ila lfl - A‘ ‘n-£4 , -- scalloftbslzlouss . sshgypt effibsmfls hell-etsvsry « {pm , A flgaad 1,, I If, If you oen- . gum in an", 1 1,", .0", W.,; low, malpdifitlt - - slbuli ‘ ‘ . ,8 h 3, ,1 P'|’\- nations to sssusmgdsts prtlss but never have m'fii:"" l ’ " . """’ “f""" I“ 9 -. ‘ J‘ l‘'''‘‘ eI-siIM¢v-IIo-f¢h--h-~°f-v-- la: .' iinigu 5 "‘ ‘ ' ' '

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p’ tar which',is_ £4500 currency, and put

em? hiya, to ‘pay a Deputy—I consider the ol ttoiusy General s sa

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sideration of the legislature, that his Honor said he gave it a very reluchiit consent, and

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the time will come when it will be raised

it he do. I ‘H: not imter of tha‘solls it‘ _ paid shuld be scq—the ar is no sLsll. In it thss t iinprqiri o t e athssisy Eplgtiu any bufiqess w ' .ii y bus as. the-pot _ is m to ])l‘UC96(I against parties with whom he had trsiisact_ed"business, _I have only to fly-.¢l)$ this ls quite an imag'iifl' fear and ment that is base|e_sg!-‘_ ,lint.I lltdald OP know is done in the case of la s or Magis-

ase ; - course as every body knows thci-s_ on_ sii‘fi.oc- casions olficiate in ' ii! tl!P!——it '- I-ho

‘t' ' Enl d ' tbr rtof .r &“...i'°° 5“ i~§."'}..£‘-'.‘.r‘.'i'.r°'ii3...°.," Jfmrr

bei Judge of Probate i... been bsesgbtfor-l war with the view of shswiug iiatss be de- riws certain fees and siaolumsnb in that m: ty that these should be than into eonsi ation in the 0 portion of his hlsry as Attorney General. This a I Ialntah is not a fair argument, imsmueh as, tissue dtuadons hpvj pp relatilprr;bt: eafi other, the a f to tsksn it or geculiagecircumstances an i(i’otma:fllmeoaeoYll- 'th the Attorney s p. - ou must lzdh. at the oficsof Attorney General just as it is in itself, and that is the only fairway viewing it, and all I shll new -uy_ in diet if di)li'lsri=.iiilt.lk from.v.vllIart’I.:m8h’ you J“-‘.2 I"? no nil... MI‘. Hoi.i.. win mount the observations that have fallen. from the genilsiasii who has just sat. down, I fuel! ‘u to be my duiyllo rspl _,ss 1 conceive they-rsqulsu seats explanation. is Honor lius ssId..ttmt:Ihs Mm-

duiiss,—rhsi be had no runs to susadiossythln else. How is it then, I would ssklthst his . hssiiins sufioieat at his disposal is csuduet the business of Banking, which must occupy-s very large portion of his attention. In srd iowhst has been said about the siisstios Master of the Rolls, the case has not been so clear sta- ted as it should have boss. he is, the six- ry of the Master of the Bella is small iuooisparlsou with the importance of the situation and its duties be has to discharge ; and you must recollect, too, that lie was restricted by an Act of_thu Iiegislsture from holding any agency or engaging is say kind of business whatsoever. [See Ilsh Vic. chap. I ssc.5. [The Hos. Mr. Swsssr. lluthowsstoldse before he acce ted the situstion.]

in the one case as in the other was such a thing does! Why was thsve‘saetv a restriction, but because it was thsught the two ofices would be incompatible wih asch

principle! I rose only with the view ofsxplaiaing with regard to w i the hon. gsuilsiass (Mr. S) said on this one point. .

had the opportu- nity to refuse, if he did not like the condition that was attached to it. '

The House then divided.

Contents, for the second reading-—'l\e IIoabls., the President, Holl, Hensley well, Beets.

The Hon. the A1-roarrn Ganaaa. As it wasn'- question in which he was pusoaally iatsssstsd he had come to thsdeterminatioa nutterhkr an part in the discussion, nor to vote upon it, an ess an thing very extraordinary took place

The Bi was then a second time. ~

The Hon. Mr. Hon. ‘- '“ " " uhu wholellouse; observing, at the ssmetime, that he felt it to be a matter of extreme delieac , and thatif he had only consulted his own fee ings and wishes he

would much rather that an ptlmr. hon. gs e- mau had led in the matter, gutas be Mr. Hfilg the Senior llhnibsr at the and

was.

already moved the second resdlngof the Bill -he felt that it would avoid planing-any other: in- ber in a position that might appear invidious,

and assume a ch ; an , therefore it_ was. that be some forward is it his“

the manner he had done, to discharge public du . .. : The Hon. Mr. Harriiosirs lbs ittobs under- stood thatI voted for the sscon ' of the Bill only on the 'ves by his . Hell thatbs w‘ b another. Bill, if necessary, the same riaci . isable the olfice of ueen’s inilimmnfl Blllibtl ilhthsplsfis fb in c resent '; t,w' . O~ll Hononp to bring in a Bill that I wil

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r en rt the committal of the Bi . - - - t Ron. Ma. Swasur. . hsps ‘hisvflsssri would do wrong in not bringing tsbtbard‘-It e Hon.,Ml-_.H0u.. Islmll suggestion to the other branch ture, in the shape of a Bi . , r-mass. -Its pears from the debates elsewhere. that it has been a.esry dificult matter to dscid ; but -however 'nfully I may have felt in 'viag-he vob I id, personal considerations hops nsvsr The on. Mr. Bull! get what we require, in order to asslvuiat a sun tisfactcr determination in .ths use of the Queen’s nter. ' « I should at all

the resent time . or s The Hon. Mr. Ha atlbct in public duty. . . It willbs dllsult to The Hon. the Panin

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ney General was fully occupied in hholslsl F

True, biii oes not the same principle apply =' ' ‘ Ill‘ *5! every oflcsr is shamefully underpaid.

oihsr, and who can doubt the soundasts of the «

,Birnis, e. Non-coritents—The Hcnbls. Swabsy, Dlng- - ‘n.

,0 make some obsuwstions upon it when it comes under discussion I

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in mind that may General has various (I - '

V an \ ies to mi, and that ' cu sa to _ Ijltllerk. I do t the Master of the Rolls has plenty of ln s i -3‘. er Attornu leisure tiiiie—he is not rsquir to es an Ii fie Colonies wh"LIoIjal| a Sa - clos. and besides lie is id in )0 to I

, a mu ry, andéa my - he cwtainly ought to have 12 ‘n it i- b his‘ present salary. It s by no 's‘$a Itwhea , w::u aGo:’i-nipispt find I I t, an n ,iot3a' ‘H aho‘;Iur‘year we might have another Bill sent a there is no sa ing—how can ma tell. 'l‘hc act is, all the in at r III a rate. rs hat we have now to ccusldes,-however, is the -relative amount or value of the sala lol~I_}_o!l _sqist_enoer .. ‘1II'Ibi’.N'r. Swasrr. “nth nk if t.hli‘qldli)s“cus- Ii, ' to t rs. t t s ' no ‘h¢3,'%:iBli.:v&y'llttls (I ma ce&f‘pp‘i:; on sv , Jody fimgtm w - 2°'iiBIIc3fl'i:’e!i-rslrcceive far too little salary. His nor ,HI'?IhlDlfi ver properly suggested thatthsre should be no , s, receivable y the Attoriis General under the IAu¢l'l‘ax Bill ; and I shoal ’haVe no lpflnctions, if his Honor Major sin y. in his motion, that all , fees should bnetdons away with. §".'.?il"‘ii'l.'“°" ‘i."‘2"i"?i"-"" "" "‘ i'2“.l.."“'.‘i. ‘ an, n 0 not in t s l would bs V to in the House of Assam yli The’ ‘ ex lhincd, that the Bill. as it stood allowed that e fees under the Iand 'lax Bill, should it to the Attorney General. Tb . e Palsllpltlr did not wish that the f:is:h Admiralty ‘Court should be meddled

s Hon in me‘ at all.

‘his Hon. Mr. Biaxrx. I undersmnd that tbs snmofitdoowss wbatwass tointlis House of Assembly at one time, t then it was altered when it was determined upon that the Attorney General should have the land Tax

to

“'flie'lIdn. Mr. Hxnsnrr. Let us by all means confine ourtelves to an object that is attainable. Iwoild recommend that, instead of £150, we should say £2)0, in lieu 'of all fses,except those undsrthe Land Assessment Act.

Eon. tbs A-i-rossrr Gsrisaaa. I do not mun, in the sl’ htsst degree, tointerfere in the discussion ; but not allow me to explain to you, that if you Include the land bx fees, of course the Attorney General will have to hand these over to the Government; but the people pro-

grce,relleved. 0 Hon. Mr. Diirowru. thought that the pro- ppsed sug nations would be agreed to by the case I‘ bl

o sssiii The Hho. Mr.

rusi.rr.—l shall only say, that

I '1‘ he Ciuisius again explained, that what the Committee had to consider, was the relative value iol‘ the salaries of public omcsrs.

The Hon. llr. Swnrv.—I consider that it would he s good thing, to got rid of fees slings- ther; sud Iihsrsforc second the motion of my Boots. on. the Arroslrv Gsiirsia,-—sgsin “sxprsssiri his determination to abstain from min- -gling in s discussion. observed, that various fees ‘might afterwards arise, but that their Honors should plropsrly dsllns whst ihsy lnesut.

' The en. the Psusiosii-r.—-I would include all fuss, except the Admiral e ori. Mr. Hriisuv.-—-When oibsr fess prise, it will then be time enough to pass an Ant respecting ilisin. l -- 1 soucrroa oiutriaarfs ‘sairaar. The Hon. the Ar-rcairsr Gsirssii..—Be!ore on ;the clause relating to.the Solicitor Gene- III. II w ms to say, that. I meet cheerfully sup- port it... I have long thought that some such pro- vision should have been made. The very idea of giviu .the paltry llllbof about £M a year to such a oh, isrsibsr ridiculous. If overn- uisst with to but s.8din'inr Gsasrsl. ss s issuer f course, they oughtto give his a suficient remu- ratiori. I think it was only last year that, in s nvsrsaties with sinsrtsin gentleman, I ex- p my opinion that /tbs Solicitor General should receive a hundred: pounds s year: but I reserve my vets. I thlsk it just; and such an arrangement will be found highly hsnsllcisl ;-—but the more dignified course for me is, I think, to ilant. As rsgasdatbs history ofibis Bill, I both know the motive stir, and I fullysppreciste those who have supported r ' r clause

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it; butasto this pa tion- I support 'it;«-and as regards the clause respecting the Clarke! 0rcwn,I shall

The clause was thss agreed to. _ cnrat or ‘rm: csowx.

nislica ls.Dniswn.i.. Idonotsee the justice of reducing the Salary of the Prothonitary Idefi because been right to re- gice that of A‘. d(:p.ersll,”spd ‘there-

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‘Tls Hnsizr. I uieantto liavepro- pssd £170 -iiadreason is - this that having iuibrstondtflt wssthsaiaount st onetime eatsrhinsdiaifis Ithlnk our wisest plus is to make our of such s charac- ss that tbsy -wlt y be agreeable to that one; and , aselvs him. Mr. Dlngwell bsmprspsssil ii, I bug

lssvs tussesrid it. The-Hos. Ir. ltsuis.——L great many years ;o,'I‘ncidsutdlly discovered, while residing in H lugllllt than had been s tum of £90 stg. ““" ‘:5: ssuusl Estimates of Britain for the

1 ll 'ClerIO,lI the 0l¢I‘Uoul¥~

I think it very pro-

ceeded t, cs t the b be‘ th I“ flflaglns nno , rs y, in s M