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Paragraph 95. The present arrangement

96- for carrying on the Immigration Agency is undoubtedly unsuitable, but may easily be altered in the course of the next year, as the Appointment is really Provisional and Temporary.

Paragraph 97-

I regard the transfer of the Treasury to the Commissariat Bank; I am decidedly opposed to such a measure, and beg to call attention to Lord Grey's despatch Separate to Sir George Bonham of 25 February, 1857. Of the two the Bank is preferable, Bank

I have had quite enough experience of the Commissariat as adapted to the conduct of local matters.

But very great

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very great inconvenience would result from the removal of the Treasury from the Government office - I myself require daily perhaps hourly information to be supplied on the instant, which I should be unable to procure for perhaps 24 hours if I had to send for it to the Bank or elsewhere.

Besides the Bank would not be as amenable to official discipline, or so fitted for confidential Communications as an Officer with no other public responsibilities, like the Colonial Treasurer.

It is true that at the date of Lord Grey's Despatch above quoted the Oriental Bank Corporation was not, as now,

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8746 Paragraph 95. The present arrangement 96- for carrying on the Immigration Agency is undoubtedly unsuitable, but may easily be altered in the course of the next year, as the Appointment is really Provisional and Temporary. Paragraph 97- I regard the transfer of the Treasury to the Commissariat Bank; I am decidedly opposed to such a measure, and beg to call attention to Lord Grey's despatch Separate to Sir George Bonham of 25 February, 1857. Of the two the Bank is preferable, Bank I have had quite enough experience of the Commissariat as adapted to the conduct of local matters. But very great 341 very great inconvenience would result from the removal of the Treasury from the Government office - I myself require daily perhaps hourly information to be supplied on the instant, which I should be unable to procure for perhaps 24 hours if I had to send for it to the Bank or elsewhere. Besides the Bank would not be as amenable to official discipline, or so fitted for confidential Communications as an Officer with no other public responsibilities, like the Colonial Treasurer. It is true that at the date of Lord Grey's Despatch above quoted the Oriental Bank Corporation was not, as now,
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8746 Pragraph 95. The present arrangement 96- for carrying on the humigration Agency is undoubtedl unsuitable, but may easily be altered in the cruse of the unxt year, as the Appointment a raly Povisional aud Temporary. Paragraph 97- ہو۔ & regard the hansfer of the Theriary to the Commissarist n Bank, I am decidedly opposed to such a Ancasuri, and beg to call attention to hark Grey's departed Separate" to di bonge Bonham of and Schurry, 1857. February, Of the two the Bruk is preferable, Bank I have had quite enough experience of the Commiccariat as adapted to the conduct of local auratters. But very great 341 very great inconvenience wald recult from the removal of the Treasur from the Government offiew - Imyself require daily perhaps hourly information to be supplied on the instant, which I should be unable to procure ofor precible 24 hour if I had to send for it to the Bank or cluewhere. Besides the Bank would not be es amenable to official discipline, or so Government fitted for confidential Coreumeuť Communications as an Officer with no other public responsibilities, like the Colonish Frealuus. It is true that at the date of Lond Greys Decpated above quoted the oriental Bank Copnation, was not, as now, t
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8746

Pragraph 95. The present arrangement

96- for carrying on the humigration Agency is undoubtedl unsuitable, but may easily

be altered in the cruse of the unxt year,

as the Appointment a raly Povisional

aud

Temporary.

Paragraph 97-

ہو۔

& regard the

hansfer of the Theriary to the Commissarist

n

Bank, I am decidedly opposed to such a Ancasuri, and beg to call attention to

hark Grey's departed Separate" to di bonge Bonham of and Schurry, 1857.

February, Of the two the Bruk is preferable, Bank

I have had quite enough experience of the Commiccariat as adapted to the

conduct of local auratters.

But very great

341

very great inconvenience wald

recult from the removal of the Treasur from

the Government offiew - Imyself require daily perhaps hourly information

to be supplied on the instant, which I should be unable to procure ofor precible 24 hour if I had to send for it to the

Bank or cluewhere.

Besides the Bank would not be

es amenable to official discipline, or so

Government

fitted for confidential Coreumeuť

Communications as an

Officer with no other public responsibilities, like the Colonish

Frealuus.

It is true that at the date of Lond Greys Decpated above quoted the oriental Bank Copnation,

was not, as now,

t

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