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Official Pervateer
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I laid this Report and
beecutive
scheme before my before my Comail on the 12th February and resulting therefrom a grant
M?
was awarded to M
on
of £200 Alexander for the first year, the distinct understanding that afterwards his Salary as Prinstee
world depend upon
the work
of the Office and be subject to
annual revision.
8.
As regards
the proposed
scheme for the administration of
&
the Tunt fundo
we could
however arrive at no
satisfactory
conclusion, the Colmial Secretary
questioning the legal right of the Government to transfer all
funds from the Baute to the Treasury without furction legislat itim, and doubting whertion the
Official Printie could be
enwidered an
Officer entrusted
with public money
letter or
within the
opirit of Rule 510 of
the Colonial Regulations
We were all agreed.
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however,
as to the absolute
er, do
necessity of some more decided security than was
provided by Ordinance of of 1878, and wich a view to such object and to
certain decisively
whether