CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 280

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of Gentlemen Internuncios, who if of superior talent and possessing aptitude for higher appointments might be hereafter selected for promotion to such, but as we have to provide against sickness and death, and vacancies by death, I think there should be always young gentlemen studying, and as vacancies took place by increase of salary, so parties could be sent Home to take their turn from places.

The present flourishing state of our Finances (the Revenue for last year will be about £2000 in excess of our Expenditure) induces me to hope that not only shall we not require a Parliamentary grant for the future, but we shall have means to pay out as well as Colonial expenditure, my present proposed increased expenditure being enabled from the same source to meet other wants, which the increased population will call for.

I have the honour to be, With the highest respect, Your Lordships' Most obedient humble Servant, Massingberd

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274 of Gentlemen Internuncios, who if of superior talent and possessing aptitude for higher appointments might be hereafter selected for promotion to such, but as we have to provide against sickness and death, and vacancies by death, I think there should be always young gentlemen studying, and as vacancies took place by increase of salary, so parties could be sent Home to take their turn from places. The present flourishing state of our Finances (the Revenue for last year will be about £2000 in excess of our Expenditure) induces me to hope that not only shall we not require a Parliamentary grant for the future, but we shall have means to pay out as well as Colonial expenditure, my present proposed increased expenditure being enabled from the same source to meet other wants, which the increased population will call for. I have the honour to be, With the highest respect, Your Lordships' Most obedient humble Servant, Massingberd
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of Gentionion Anterercters, who if of superin talent and posciesing aptuen for higher appointments might be hereafter selected

for

momotion to suck, but as we have

to provide against sichueu ank dickucu aud preancies by death, I think there chould be always & young gentlemen studying, and as — incancies took place by increnu 7 salary, so partics could be cent

Home to take their

net

from

Mlaces.

state f

The present flourishing

Finances (the Revenue

712

for sent year will be about ₤2000

ELCELL

of our Expenditure ) induces

420

me to hope that not only Parliamentary grant will be required for the future, shall have means

but we

to

pay

out

as well

W

Colonial ofrend my precent proposed increased syrenditure being enabled from the same source to meet other wants, which the increated population

will call for.

I have the hour to be, With the highest respect, Your Lodhips, Mat obedient Jumble Scrant Massil

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