CO129-085 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [1-4] — Page 396

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amount as I thought that. I had fuanud sufficient, considering the

Duties of

the

Office.

and that

any

Carger Salary would not be in uniformity with the rates of the other Salaries provided by the Civil List. I however informed Mur Percival that

he did not

agree

with

Me

if

he could place

a resolution to that effect on the

minutes, and obtain to it the

signatures of

Council as

the

as marry of agreed with him.

The opinion would then be

transmitted with the Ordinance

of your brace

for the consideration of your

with whom alone, I explained, the

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final decision rested. Mr Perceval expressed himself entirely satisfied

with

my

explanation, stating

that he considered the sum of $1500 a

"

"fair compromise "

between the amount originally proposed, and that named by him, and that he had no desire to place

recommendation

any recor the minutes.

for

moe

As

regards

the

practical

exclusion

7

the Press from the

Legislative Sitting complained

of

in paragraph 13, I have only to observe that within a few weeks

of my assumption of this