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that the items of receipt or

Expenditure

are not to be

Submitted to the voli of

the

Legislative Council - in other

words that the action of the Colonial Government and of the Home Authorities in questions

of finance should in nor respect be interfered with or impaired.

Before I was honored with the Governorship of +

this Colony the Estimates had

never in

any

shape been

Submitted to the Legislative Council . I introduced the

practice of laying them on the Table of the Council

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inviting the remartes of ex

Honorable members for the

purpose of availing myself

of their

as

suggestions

as far

they appear reasonable

and practicable - but in

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respect conceding to the s Council the right of

modifying any of the items without,

I my full

concurrence.

all being absolutely subject to the Supreme authority

at home.

I shall keep strictly