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that an ungrease

of

7

125 per cent had been

paid out of the

Parliamentary

Vote, by way of gratuity, upon all salaries not

exceeding £300 per

Annum.

I have now to

that

Requaint you their Lordships have Announced that they Cannot Lauation the

payment of any hncrease of salaries

orit

of

the haut of

€ 10.000 by Parliament,

as that

Grant

t was

Given

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given expressly only

for treasures of

precaution and defence

The payment which

was made last

year

is therefore disallowed And you

will take

immediate measures

for refunding the same to the Treasury

Chest, and will

unforen

done.

me of it's being

With regard to the

future, Any Pant

made by Parliament. will be equally applicable

to