CO129-079 - Public Offices - 1860 — Page 274

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for the pensions to be hereafter granted to the Civil Servants in that Colony

With reference to the proposition

I have to state that the abatement received but the ... information gained from these officers in whom the Colony is to be required to find pensions should be transferred to the credit of the local revenue. I am to state that their Lordships have no power to direct the Colonial Government to expend the abatements made from the salaries while those Salaries were paid from Imperial Funds—and which are properly payable into the Exchequer - But they would observe that certain sums have been erroneously remitted from the Colony on account of abatements from the Salaries of the Civil Servants who were paid from the local revenue.

It would appear from the letter of the Commissioners of Audit dated 26th August (a copy of which is herewith enclosed) that £82198-9-1 has been so received by Her Majesty's Government for the period from 1854 when the Colony began to practice some of the Salaries to the 30 June when the abatements ceased.

This sum includes the abatements from all the Salaries, it not being possible in the Colony to distinguish the deductions received in respect of Salaries paid from Imperial Funds from the abatements received in respect of Salaries paid from local Funds.

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272 for the pensions to be hereafter granted to the Civil Servants in that Colony With reference to the proposition I have to state that the abatement received but the ... information gained from these officers in whom the Colony is to be required to find pensions should be transferred to the credit of the local revenue. I am to state that their Lordships have no power to direct the Colonial Government to expend the abatements made from the salaries while those Salaries were paid from Imperial Funds—and which are properly payable into the Exchequer - But they would observe that certain sums have been erroneously remitted from the Colony on account of abatements from the Salaries of the Civil Servants who were paid from the local revenue. It would appear from the letter of the Commissioners of Audit dated 26th August (a copy of which is herewith enclosed) that £82198-9-1 has been so received by Her Majesty's Government for the period from 1854 when the Colony began to practice some of the Salaries to the 30 June when the abatements ceased. This sum includes the abatements from all the Salaries, it not being possible in the Colony to distinguish the deductions received in respect of Salaries paid from Imperial Funds from the abatements received in respect of Salaries paid from local Funds.

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for the pensions to be herefter granted t the hirl Servants in that Colving

With reference to the proposition

have no

that the abatemente received but the ... Inforint good from these officers in whim, the Colong is to be required to find pensions should be Kansferred to the credit of the local restaure I am to state that their Enochiff power to Expand to the Colonial Govenmvent the chetesente made from the schwries while those Salaries were paid fums Imperial & west-andwhich

properti pafable in to the Exchequer - But they would Asewe kat certain sums have been erroneaslif remitted from the Colony on account of abatements from the Siluries of the Civil

abatements avere

Servantes

Sawants who were paid from the locch

Brenne

диль

Moarch

th would appear from the letter Commissioners of audit dated 26 which a cofif it herewith Enclosed that of 82198-9-I has been so receased Sp ter Majestys Fremment for the period from 1854 when the Coloup began to pract Some of the Salaries to the 30 June when the abetements caused

This sum includes the abatementés fum all the Sclures it not being possible in the Country to distinguish the deductions received in respect of Salariés paid firms Imperial Funds from the abatements escrived in respect & Schvries pand bef

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