CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862 — Page 182

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2. The allowance apigned to Mr. Rennie is at the

salt of t5. a ship. The pounds on

which that nate was

fixed upon.

are stated in a report from

this

of 234 Lebruary 1867. It was

Board of

taken as a

mean between the

highest and lowest eater granted

to the Auditor for auditing

the account.

of the Emigration to B. Guiana from

Calcutta. Mr. Rennie expresents that

this rate is insufficient, because

ab

trong trong

there are

4 Depoli

recepitating 4 set: of accounts whereas

рассти

at Calcutta there is only

me

аго

because the Chinese Imigrant is

not so easily induced to emigrate.

as the Indian and the establishmenti,

therefore,

are

neefarily larger. She

urger, therefore, that he is entitled to

a

higher

rate than the highest allowed

to the Alpiana Rant atfalcutta (equal

to about #15. a ship

Orr

the

Imigration of 1859-60.) in the pro= -portion in which the Chinese Emigrant

is more cvelty than the Indian. –

I think it

quite popible

that the remuneration.

Mr. Rennie

may

apigned

be loo low. but the

present despatch afforde

of judging

To enable us

потесне

whether it is to or not..

us to forme

car

Spine on

mcepary

on that point it will be

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