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was otherwise most desirable had been postponed, it would simply have been tantamount to the Colony providing the Colonial Chaplain in an indirect way with a residence—a course which is prohibited by the Colonial Regulations and which if granted in one case must in fairness have been conceded to all the public officers of the Government.
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I was very glad, however, to have my power, without injustice, to prevent the Colonial Chaplain being put to any great inconvenience by offering him before the day of sale the Government Quarters in the Albany Buildings, lately occupied as a residence by Mr. Forth the Colonial Treasurer, at the very reasonable rent of £75 a year; but the Colonial Chaplain informed me that he did not require the quarters in question, as he had succeeded in obtaining a residence.
I have the honor to be, My Lord Duke, Your Grace's Most Obedient Servant,
Remain G Robinson