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rooms as may be adjudged to be private rooms, but of the
public reception rooms also. I drew his attention to the
fact that in paragraph 3 of Secretary of State's Despatch
No. 108 of 18th. June, 1890, the extra salary and entertain-
-ment allowance was to be taken "in satisfaction of all
claims", and that the Local Auditor reading this in con-
-junction with Secretary of State's Despatches No. 88 of
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1875 and 105 of 1879 (which specifically alluded to lighting
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and conveyance) held the view that the items to which he
had taken exception should be included as falling under the
entertainment allowance. I understood Mr. Stubbs however
to be of opinion that it was not intended that the light-
-ing of public reception rooms should be so included, and
that in other Colonies the cost was never paid by the
Governor. I may observe that the average cost per annum
of lighting since I have been here has amounted to about
$1,980. I believe I am right in understanding that Mr.
Stubbs (who referred to some recent rulings at Weihaiwel)
When considered that the meaning of the phrase I have quoted
was that no application for refund of expenses on any
occasion of especial importance (such as the visit of
Royalty &c.) would be admitted, the entertainment allowance
being considered to be "in satisfaction of all claims", but
that