CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6] — Page 6

and provided by Annual vote;

portion of the

no

one

the revenue- nearly

as

half of which is derived from Crown Lands - having

yet been permanently antropriated by the Legislature.

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such

Under a systern of Government,

as exists here, which invests the

Governor with

power

to act in

oxposition to the unanimous vote

of his Legislative Council, and further enables the Secretary of State to

sanction

any

expenditure which he

sway consider n

necessary without

reference to the Legislature, the permanent appropriation of the "Salaries of the principal Officers of

the Government

may

not be

altogether

so essential with

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a view

to secure their independence as it would be in a Colony possessing

representative institutions and absolute control over the Colonial expenditure. Neverthelere having regard to the constitution of the Legislative Council, which is composed chiefly of officials, I think

it

desirable that the sublic

very Establishments

of a permanent character should be withdrawn from Annual discussion, leaving to be defrayed by Annual votes only those fluctuating charges which the frequent revision of

require

the Legislature.

4.

I would recommend, thin