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far back
January
as the middle of last, was in possession of a despatch from the Secretary of State, suspending the wote, yet that nevertheless Major Palmer, with the approval of the Gourinor,
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pumitted to pw. eeed with his work and a pro- posal to vote a payment for
these services and to continue
the remuneration in future, was circulated for the approval of the members of the Finance bermmittee, while they
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in ignorance of the fact that the works had been suspended by orders from home.
Had the dispatch in
question been laid before the Committee, I should not have assented to the vote, which was agreed to at its last mut- ing, and I
I beg you will in- timate to His Excellency the Administrator that I intend
to