CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6] — Page 9

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which is I believe shared by the whole community - that it is beyoud

question that the Salaries of mat " of the chief officers of Government from Stis Excellency the Governor "downwards should be increased.". But I do not with the

agree Committee when they observe,

"that the Council would probably "be in a much better position "to arrive at a correct view of

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"the question of a Civil List by postponing the further consideration

of it for

another

year."

On the contrary, considering

the temporary increase in the cont

of house-rent and the

price of the

necessaries of life which will

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renewal

assuredly be caused by the

hostilities, I am of opinion it

will in all probability be for

difficult to arrive at

view a

year

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arrive at a correct

hence than it is now,

when prices although high

are so

from natural causes which are likely to influence them for years

"I think it unjust.

to come.

morcover to continue the public

Servants in an

admittedly false

and unfair position than is absolutely necessary for

any

longer

the

very strange

reason that their

position may shortly become still

wase.

was

10. The bruth is the report drawn up under an erroneous