of
the Appropriation Ordinance?
Any change in the
direction indicated would
and detailed
require careful consideration,
but at present,
While there are
too many
Much needed
Public Works still to
be undertaken I should
not be ready
to sanction
any
measure diminishing
the
sources
of
Revenue.
5. I now turn to the
estimates of expenditure.
The
amount paid
DRAFT.
Mr.
Mr.
MINUTE.
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
Mr. Meade.
Mr. Herbert.
Mr. Grant Duff.
Lord Kimberley.
for the employment of
298
temporary clerks in the Colonial Secretary's office.
is counterbalanced by the
discontinuance of
the
personal
allowance to the 1st Clerk
in that
office upon
the
death of the late holder
of the appointment.
This addition to the
Clerical Establishment
however should not be
allowed to become
permanent without
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