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"That Messrs Rahman and Jales be subjected to permanent reduction of their salaries by one-sixth and that they, in each case, be reprimanded, and cautioned that any further misconduct on their part will lead to their dismissal"
4. The several opinions tendered by the members in Council, and a minute in which I stated my reasons for my inability to adopt their advice without modification, and the order which I finally made, are recorded in enclosure No. 11.
5. Your Lordship will observe that, with the exception of the Registrar General, who was of opinion that both officers should be dismissed, the members of the Council advised the infliction of a lighter penalty than that which I considered necessary, and that the Treasurer was