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4 spoken of in Mr Pûl's despatch is "of a very unusual kind", which 'could only work in a satisfactory manner through a cordial concurrence between the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor. Whatever may have been the cause, the unusual arrangement was found inconvenient if not impracticable - a cordial concurrence of opinion and action did not exist between the Administrator and the Governor- and the Secretary of State was pleased to restore matters to their ancient state with this sole difference that with greatly augmented duties, - hearty mercantile expences, and a greatly augmented revenue (and a complete independence of Parliamentary grants) the Governor receives nothing from the Colonial fund except £250 for Secretaries, and a palatial edifice for his abode.

9. It is perfectly true that I accepted the office at a salary of £4,000 a year, divested as it was intended to be of all the administrative détails of Government, but I strongly represented the inadequacy of the Salary- and Lord Clarendon desired to make that salary £4,500

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286 4 spoken of in Mr Pûl's despatch is "of a very unusual kind", which 'could only work in a satisfactory manner through a cordial concurrence between the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor. Whatever may have been the cause, the unusual arrangement was found inconvenient if not impracticable - a cordial concurrence of opinion and action did not exist between the Administrator and the Governor- and the Secretary of State was pleased to restore matters to their ancient state with this sole difference that with greatly augmented duties, - hearty mercantile expences, and a greatly augmented revenue (and a complete independence of Parliamentary grants) the Governor receives nothing from the Colonial fund except £250 for Secretaries, and a palatial edifice for his abode. 9. It is perfectly true that I accepted the office at a salary of £4,000 a year, divested as it was intended to be of all the administrative détails of Government, but I strongly represented the inadequacy of the Salary- and Lord Clarendon desired to make that salary £4,500
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4 poken of in Mr Pul's despatch

is

سنار

A

·"of a

a

very unusual tindi". which

'could only work in a satisfactory

cordial concurscnæ

through a cordial

Stween the Governor and the Lieutenant

remo! Whatever may

#

have

een the cause, the unusual"

mangement was found inconvenient

ひだ

if not impracticable - a cordial

soncurrence of opinion and

7

retion did not crist between the

Administrator and the Governor- and the Secretary of State

was

pleased to rectore inatters to their ancient state with this sole

difference

that with greatly

sugmented dutics, - hearty mercand

-

expences, and a greatly augmentin revenue (and a complete independences of Parliamentar grants ) the Governor reccives nothing from the Colonial

his Private

fund creesting £250 for Scerctars, aut a palatial colifice for

1

kautiful and

his abode.

9. It is perfectly true that I

accepted the office at a salary

£4,000 a year,

-

divested as it

was intended to be of all the

administrative détails

-

Govemment, but I strongly represented the inadequacy of the Salary- and Lord Clarendon desired to make that salary 4,500

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