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Colonial duties imposed upon [me] would necessarily lead to a reconsideration of non-pecuniary position as both Governor and Administrator of the Colony. But I left the whole matter then, as I most cheerfully leave it now, to be fully weighed by the Secretary of State. He has had the benefit of experience of the part, and will, I doubt not, duly appreciate the altered circumstances of the Colony. I beg to repeat my opinion that the Annual Salary of Plenipotentiary may properly be reduced to £3,000 during the time in which he holds the Office of ...

The consideration is that the Parliamentary Grant would be relieved to the extent of $1000 a year.

The Colonial revenues afford means for providing the Governor with a becoming Salary for his Colonial Capacity, without reference to Parliament. I wish to add that the matter has been again and again referred to in the Legislative Council, with the expression, I believe, of a unanimous opinion that a portion of the Colonial funds ought to be applied to the Governor's Salary, – but I have not deemed it proper to officialize that opinion. I imagine that as Frem... many expenses are necessarily ...

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Colonial duties imposed upon [me] would necessarily lead to a reconsideration of non-pecuniary position as both Governor and Administrator of the Colony. But I left the whole matter then, as I most cheerfully leave it now, to be fully weighed by the Secretary of State. He has had the benefit of experience of the part, and will, I doubt not, duly appreciate the altered circumstances of the Colony. I beg to repeat my opinion that the Annual Salary of Plenipotentiary may properly be reduced to £3,000 during the time in which he holds the Office of ...

The consideration is that the Parliamentary Grant would be relieved to the extent of $1000 a year.

The Colonial revenues afford means for providing the Governor with a becoming Salary for his Colonial Capacity, without reference to Parliament. I wish to add that the matter has been again and again referred to in the Legislative Council, with the expression, I believe, of a unanimous opinion that a portion of the Colonial funds ought to be applied to the Governor's Salary, – but I have not deemed it proper to officialize that opinion. I imagine that as many expenses are necessarily...

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Colonial duties imposed upon [me] would necessarily lead to a reconsideration of non-pecuniary position as both Governor and Administrator of the Colony. But I left the whole matter then, as I most cheerfully leave it now, to be fully weighed by the Secretary of State. He has had the benefit of experience of the part, and will, I doubt not, duly appreciate the altered circumstances of the Colony. I beg to repeat my opinion that the Annual Salary of Plenipotentiary may properly be reduced to £3,000 during the time in which he holds the Office of ...The consideration is that the Parliamentary Grant would be relieved to the extent of $1000 a year.The Colonial revenues afford means for providing the Governor with a becoming Salary for his Colonial Capacity, without reference to Parliament. I wish to add that the matter has been again and again referred to in the Legislative Council, with the expression, I believe, of a unanimous opinion that a portion of the Colonial funds ought to be applied to the Governor's Salary, – but I have not deemed it proper to officialize that opinion. I imagine that as Frem... many expenses are necessarily ...However, to follow the exact instructions given and output only HTML using for paragraphs (and only if absolutely necessary) without markdown or code fences, and adhering strictly to the rules for OCR proofreading:18288Colonial duties imposed upon [me] would necessarily lead to a reconsideration of non-pecuniary position as both Governor and Administrator of the Colony. But I left the whole matter then, as I most cheerfully leave it now, to be fully weighed by the Secretary of State. He has had the benefit of experience of the part, and will, I doubt not, duly appreciate the altered circumstances of the Colony. I beg to repeat my opinion that the Annual Salary of Plenipotentiary may properly be reduced to £3,000 during the time in which he holds the Office of ...The consideration is that the Parliamentary Grant would be relieved to the extent of $1000 a year.The Colonial revenues afford means for providing the Governor with a becoming Salary for his Colonial Capacity, without reference to Parliament. I wish to add that the matter has been again and again referred to in the Legislative Council, with the expression, I believe, of a unanimous opinion that a portion of the Colonial funds ought to be applied to the Governor's Salary, – but I have not deemed it proper to officialize that opinion. I imagine that as many expenses are necessarily...
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