to have been preprise with
Care and to shew that the
finances of the Colony
are now
in a satisfactory condition, I have to state that Jam not disposed to alter the decisions at which I had arrived the subjects of the Salince of the Coroner and the Head Master
of the Central school previous to the receipt of these paper, and which I have already Communicated to your Government-
2. Sobserve that the Repetior Generals salary appears on the " Estimates as £1000; as the increase
from £800 to £1000 was
aly
Sanctioned on that Officer's appointment is acting Treasury the additional £200 should be
faid out of the vote for the
latter Sepertinent, and should
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not be included under the
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Registrer: Smitedly the
£250 a year which Mr.
Austin draws as Auditor General should be paid at of that vote, so long as the present arrangements Continal. 4 with reference to the
Koportion
made for
Appointment of an Assistant Surveyor General, General
Whitfeild's despatch does not contain anything
to affer
the opinions which Shave cxpressed in farwions corres pondence on this point; and as Jobsurve that the votes taken in these betimates, for Public Works show a considerabl reduction on those of previous years, I am at present matte to Sanction the permanent re-creation of the appoint= mant in question; at the