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minimum required from each Colony; and as regards the question of general practice I think an inquiry would show that in Colonies free from financial embarrassments the private apartments in the Government Houses are usually furnished at the expense of the local revenue.
4. In the Colonies of St Christopher and Antigua I know that this is the case - In Newfoundland the same practice exists, as will be seen by a reference to the list of furniture appended to Governor Basing's published Blue Book Volume of Reports transmitted with Mine Book for 1855. Page 365 Blue Book Reports laid before Parliament 21st March 1857. Report dated St Johns 31st August 1853.
In Ceylon, also, as will appear from the same volume the private apartments in both Queen's House, Colombo, and the Pavilion in Kandy have with the sanction of the Secretary of State been furnished at the public expense, the Governor being charged 10 per cent per annum on the outlay. I have no reason to think that these five instances are exceptions; on the contrary, I believe they will be found to accord with the general practice.
5. Some misapprehension appears to exist also as to the practice
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minimum required from each Colony; and as regards the question of general practice I think an inquiry would show that in Colonies free from financial embarrassments the private apartments in the Government Houses are usually furnished at the expense of the local revenue.
4. In the Colonies of St Christopher and Antigua I know that this is the case - In Newfoundland the same practice exists, as will be seen by a reference to the list of furniture appended to Governor Basing's published Blue Book Volume of Reports transmitted with Mine Book for 1855. Page 365 Blue Book Reports laid before Parliament 21st March 1857. Report dated St Johns 31st August 1853.
In Ceylon, also, as will appear from the same volume the private apartments in both Queen's House, Colombo, and the Pavilion in Kandy have with the sanction of the Secretary of State been furnished at the public expense, the Governor being charged 10 per cent per annum on the outlay. I have no reason to think that these five instances are exceptions; on the contrary, I believe they will be found to accord with the general practice.
5. Some misapprehension appears to exist also as to the practice