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Several firing definitely the salaries of the chief officers of Government for a long continued period, it became apparent to us that at the present time, when everything in regard to expenditure in this Colony is in a most unsettled state it is impossible to fix such a scale of salaries as would for years to come be both a proper remuneration to the several officers and just to the Government itself.

That should His Excellency the Governor see fit to postpone the further consideration of the proposed Ordinance granting fixed salaries until the end of next year, we are of opinion that the Committee will then probably be in a much better position to arrive at a correct view of this matter.

That it appears to us beyond question that the salaries of most of the chief officers of Government, from His Excellency the Governor downwards should be increased but for reasons before given we are not at present prepared to state the amount of increase.

That it has been shown to us by some of the Officers of Government that the salaries which they at present receive...

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Several firing definitely the salaries of the chief officers of Government for a long continued period, it became apparent to us that at the present time, when everything in regard to expenditure in this Colony is in a most unsettled state it is impossible to fix such a scale of salaries as would for years to come be both a proper remuneration to the several officers and just to the Government itself. That should His Excellency the Governor see fit to postpone the further consideration of the proposed Ordinance granting fixed salaries until the end of next year, we are of opinion that the Committee will then probably be in a much better position to arrive at a correct view of this matter. That it appears to us beyond question that the salaries of most of the chief officers of Government, from His Excellency the Governor downwards should be increased but for reasons before given we are not at present prepared to state the amount of increase. That it has been shown to us by some of the Officers of Government that the salaries which they at present receive...
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impossible to for such a scale of -salaries as would for years to come be both a proper remuneration to the several offiers and just to the Government itself.

That should His Excellency Governor su fit to postpone the further consideration of the proposed Ordinance granting firib List until the end of next

the

@

25

Year, we are of opinion that the Comeit will then probably be m a much better position to arrivo at a correct view of this matter.

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question that the sataris of most of the chief officers of Government, from His Excelency

The Governor

downwards should

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be increased but for before given

reasons

we are not at present

prepared to state the amount

of incieus

ncrease.

That it has been shown

to us by some of the Officin of Government that the sataris which they at prosent

present remseir

receive

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