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alrout £30,000 peramum, breton my arrival here I find that the account

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alone which passes througle Treasury and for celuich this departement is responsible has exceeded £34,000

per ausuen solely o

boumlar ands

ou account of te Diplomatic services.

Your Boullany

Exxcellency is aware

that this departiment draws upon da Commissariat for the payment of all

plaries

the

connected

rent in these

and other expenses witter the Foreigis department. Seas, the custody and disbursement of the fruns thus received into the Colonial bliest dévolve solely upon the Colonial Treasurer ofsisted by the cashier ands Accountant, for

citriche

uludi witter the Treanorer nor close

gentlemen receove any remuneration: The rest of slipping

monies to Canton, Stranghae, Foodious, Neigpo and Aury,

Aerry, pests for impelf.

as Treasurer, at the same time that

the Cashier audi accountant are

responsible to me that the Superauma- tion and Income tax contributions

are properly accounted for and in due thire paid into the commissariat Chest.

Jevould Icones therefore policit you

Excelluing to submit for the favorable consideration of Lord Clarendow that

the Cashier and accountant in this Departement appear to me entitled to souce pemuneration, not less chan £100,

per

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