CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12] — Page 311

2.

2.-

My Despatch of them

If the Instant will have acquainted

that I have alread

Your Lordthise

atready

reductions

to be.

Made

caused

minor ffixes

£9,977, 6

Arno

Comme, LL——

to

unting from the

those

1ot of next

Year; but

BA

suggested

would materially

affect the interests of persons

have long held office in Hongtong,

and woulds, if immediately

distress

carried

to

onte, materially disba's them all, I have thought it my duty refer the whole question to Lordship for final instruations.

3.-

Your

As complaints appear Governor. to have been made of the Expenses of this Establishment, I venture

to

recommend that the

the Salary

of the Governor be estimated

at £ 4,000 per

Annum

303

and

that

the balance DL 2,000 be debited to the Superintendenay.

measure

This

will of

courtes proves

220

saving to the State; but, as

Governor's duties

are

the

certainly not

heavier than those he performs

Superintendents of Trade, it appears to me that to the

extent recommender, the Colony should be reliever of this portion of his salary, which at present

swell its apparent

tends

to

costliness.

Colonial 4.-

Beretary resuation

the first absolute

reduction that I propose

should be made, is

in the

salary of the Colonial Secretary Auditon__ Major Caine now

and

received

in

these capacities

a

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