CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 32

Ifficer of this Government in aid of the very heavy additional expences to which they had been subjected in consequence of the disturbed state of our political relations with the mainland.

I had not contemplated making such increase without the sanction of the Home aicthorities and consequently, although funds had been impounded to meet the

it allowes nothing

outlay

were

-

has been actually expended and it will not be necessary to order anny refund.

I have availed myself however of the permission conveyed in the

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latter portion of your Lordship's Besrated to submit to the Legislative Council the pronvicty of increasing

the Salaries

of the Fifteen Subordinate Officers whose entes agreased to me most deserving of consideration. No addition to the internates of

the

the

year would be caused by the provoved outlay of £605. 10.- per annum, because some salaries provided for in the ratimates and not been requires and there was an available balance on others. The Legislative Council most – willingly conenved in my own views and sanctioned the expenditure without a single expression "