399

and make it over to a

person

rsonal emoluments, but that

ly to a

local charity.

I cou

it is intended

as

payment for

sidered that I could not pro-

perly

draw the allowance, and

him to apply requested him to

therefore requested

to the Treasurer for it. He did

20, with the result that the

Treasurer replied in

a minute.

an

which I annex

a

copy

Enclosu 5th Dec

a specific purpose,

and that,

before paying it monthly to

any officer acting for the Governor in his absence, he

should

himself that the

satisfy himself

amount has been actually expended

on the purpose offered

of

4.

Your Lordship will

perceive that the Treasurer is of opinion that the entertain- ment allowance does not form

a portion of the Governor's personal

blic entertainment.

J.

Mr O'Brien on the

other hand, contends that the

allowance

forms

a

part of the

of the

office

personal emoluments

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