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remuarking on a point delicate and perionsis to myself.

I wish to submit to

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your Grace the propriety of allowing me of £250 a year for House Pent, and Contingencies to be charged under the head of allowanew of the Governor's Fixed retablishment, and I would unge in support of His

of

request the eirenmitanec broommment. Aruses being appropriated

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fice of Rent to His Excellency Governor and to the offien Commanding the Forces, while I, in "actual charge

is the Government, am without

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such abvantage.

Sin Thu Booring will —

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from the 30

probably be absent Colour for a considerable part of

the

year, and during that time the reception of the Foreign Ministers and Naval Officers recorting hither will devolve upon

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me, who draw but

muc

third of the

of

Salaw which has been enjoyed by the Affice

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whom there duties

have hitherto fallen

In the event of this

ту

request not being entertained, it may possibly

be in

your

Grace's

power to proeuse my recipt of the

half pay of my bring rank, which would materially assist me in bearing the

expences to which I refer.