CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12] — Page 54

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amount to £23,200, showing excess of Estimated disbursements over Receipts of £15,500, to be made up by a Parliamentary Vote. In this amount is included the sum of £3940, being balance of the Estimate for the creation of a Government House.

3.

I append herewith a Memorandum of the Colonial Estimates commencing 1848, the year on which I arrived in the Colony, the amounts as well as of annually granted by Parliament since 1845, by which Your Lordship will perceive a progressive reduction in the Demands of the Colony on the Home Government, and that considerable reductions have been made in the Colonial Establishments.

4.

I again repeat that Your Lordship may rest satisfied that I will take every proper opportunity of reducing the Establishment so as to make the Receipts and disbursements approximate more than they at present; but until vacancies occur, it is impossible to touch the Emoluments of the present Incumbents, either with credit to the State or with justice to the rights of Individuals who have been induced to come to this distant and by no means eligible Colony.

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51 an amount to £23,200, showing excess of Estimated disbursements over Receipts of £15,500, to be made up by a Parliamentary Vote. In this amount is included the sum of £3940, being balance of the Estimate for the creation of a Government House. 3. I append herewith a Memorandum of the Colonial Estimates commencing 1848, the year on which I arrived in the Colony, the amounts as well as of annually granted by Parliament since 1845, by which Your Lordship will perceive a progressive reduction in the Demands of the Colony on the Home Government, and that considerable reductions have been made in the Colonial Establishments. 4. I again repeat that Your Lordship may rest satisfied that I will take every proper opportunity of reducing the Establishment so as to make the Receipts and disbursements approximate more than they at present; but until vacancies occur, it is impossible to touch the Emoluments of the present Incumbents, either with credit to the State or with justice to the rights of Individuals who have been induced to come to this distant and by no means eligible Colony.
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51 an amount to £23,200, showing excess of Estimated dishurkments over (lescipts of £15,500, to be made up by a Parliamentary Vote. In this amount is included the Jam of £3940, being balance of the Esumate for the creation of a Government House.. 3. I append herewith a Memorandum of the Colonial Estimates commencing 1848, the year on which I arrived in the Colony, the amounts as well as of annually granted by Parliament since 1845, by which Your Fordsnit will perceive a progressive reduction in the Demands of the Colony the Home Government, по and that considerable reductions have been made in the Colonial Establishments 4. again refeat that Your Lordship may rest satisfied that I will take every proper opportunity of reducing the Establishment so as to make the Receipts and disbursements alproximate more than they at present; but until vceur, it is vacancies impossible to touch the Emoluments of the present Incumbents, either with credit to the tate or to the rights of with justice rights of Individuals who have been infused to come to this distant and by no means eligible Colony
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51

an

amount to £23,200, showing excess of Estimated dishurkments over (lescipts of £15,500, to be made up by a Parliamentary Vote. In this amount is

included the Jam

of £3940,

being balance of the Esumate for the creation of a Government

House..

3.

I append herewith a Memorandum of the Colonial Estimates commencing 1848, the year on which I arrived

in the Colony, the amounts

as

well as of annually granted by Parliament since 1845, by which Your Fordsnit will perceive a progressive reduction in the Demands of the Colony

the Home Government,

по

and that considerable reductions

have been

made in the

Colonial Establishments

4.

again refeat that Your Lordship may rest satisfied that I will take

every proper

opportunity of reducing the Establishment so as to make

the Receipts and disbursements

alproximate more than they at present; but until

vceur, it is

vacancies

impossible to touch the Emoluments of the present Incumbents, either with credit

to the tate

or

to the rights of

with

justice

rights of Individuals who have been infused to

come to this distant and

by

no

means eligible Colony

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