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Lordship that so long ago as July 10th., 1908, I had
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protested against the delay proposed by the Treasury, and
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in my Despatch of 28th. January, 1909, I again urged the
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adoption of the remedies I had suggested, and in my
Despatch No. 152 of June 4th., I drew Your Lordship's
attention to the fact that in spite of these protests the
year's delay which the Treasury had proposed and to which
on behalf of the tax-payers of this Colony I had demurred
(quoting Lord Elgin's opinion of 8th. January, 1908, that
unless the deficit were made good it would be necessary for
the Colonial Government to close the Agencies) had more
than elapsed.
3.
Sir Francis Hopwood in his letter
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of June 18th., 1909, to the Treasury stated it to be Your
Lordship's opinion as it had been the opinion of your
predecessor that in default of any satisfactory arrange-
"-ment it will be necessary to instruct the Governor to
"take early steps to close all the Agencies except those
"of which the accounts show a profit, or at least an
"equilibrium after the deduction of expenses and the 20
"per centum Military Contribution on the gross receipts",
In these circumstances I feel
confident thet Your Lordship will insist upon such steps
being