that the items of receipt or
Expenditure
are not to be
Submitted to the voli of
the
Legislative Council - in other
words that the action of the Colonial Government and of the Home Authorities in questions
of finance should in nor respect be interfered with or impaired.
Before I was honored with the Governorship of +
this Colony the Estimates had
never in
any
shape been
Submitted to the Legislative Council . I introduced the
practice of laying them on the Table of the Council
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inviting the remartes of ex
Honorable members for the
purpose of availing myself
of their
as
suggestions
as far
they appear reasonable
and practicable - but in
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respect conceding to the s Council the right of
modifying any of the items without,
I my full
concurrence.
all being absolutely subject to the Supreme authority
at home.
I shall keep strictly