CO129-055 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [3-5] — Page 292

position under the rectoud amangements, I wish to premise that I think Colonel Caine ought not to be prejudiced in the slightest deque by changes make

-nder the direction of the Government,

and

for

the

the convenience of Cublic Savice, and whatever may

-

e the ultimate decision as

Emyself

to

un salan, should not

raised at Colonel Caine's

But it may

expense.

J.

be a question in future suformin arrangements whether the office of calon poss Cieutenant Coverun should not

be associated with the Military

devolve upon the

Command - or devolve

Conial Scentury in the Governor's

4

isalvare from called be ente

that the Military

regard. This proposal as mexpedient.

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akone. Apoitin largely pain and seldom invested with real

duties, is likely to expose it's holder

to

1

ien undeserved animatresia

muner

and

the

annoyance, cepecially when payment is made from the

Colonial fund.

7.

The grounds which influened the Duke of Newearth to introduce changes in the general manner in which for the recent the government of the Colony should be conducted are stated by Mz Secretary, Pull in his dispatch of 15# Fornary 1854 - They were.

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1th That the Civil Establishment