form, which accompanied my circular despatch of 4th February 1890, with one exception, namely that "temporary offices and offices filled by persons ineligible for the ordinary superannuation allowance" are not distinguished, but on this point, I will address hereafter.
3. The proposed Estimates of Expenditure would, if the extraordinary works were carried out in full, almost exhaust the existing Balances, and it seems desirable that the state of the finances of the Colony should be carefully reviewed at an early date, to ascertain whether the necessity of recurring to a loan is within measurable