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$26,000. Bring half the machinery amount which I was told in London the annual outlay for wages, repairs, and wear and tear of the Vessel's machinery.

12. In my Despatch 119 I represented on 14 April 1860 my reluctance to propose to the Council any vote for a Gunboat in the then state of the Colonial finances. Wavering since then, I have made up my mind to regard the hint as unproductive and having admitted the necessity for either abandoning public works or increasing taxation, I have decided on the latter measures to ensure sufficiency of funds for the maintenance of the Colony's share of a Gunboat. I have been more especially desirous of providing for that expenditure because the whole of the recent Legislation is calculated to embrace at once all the real difficulties alluded to by Mr Cardwell, and as I find the Community entirely with me on this subject.

And I may succeed in overcoming the difficulties. The necessity for a swift Gunboat is very apparent as the circuit of the Island at all seasons must be frequently made by Government employees in the Police and Harbor Master's Office, and the different Harbor Master's Stations must be repeatedly visited, whilst the arrest of Junks for disobedience of the Act will no doubt be often required. It is only unfortunate that I cannot commence with the aid of a well-found swift...

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412 $26,000. Bring half the machinery amount which I was told in London the annual outlay for wages, repairs, and wear and tear of the Vessel's machinery. 12. In my Despatch 119 I represented on 14 April 1860 my reluctance to propose to the Council any vote for a Gunboat in the then state of the Colonial finances. Wavering since then, I have made up my mind to regard the hint as unproductive and having admitted the necessity for either abandoning public works or increasing taxation, I have decided on the latter measures to ensure sufficiency of funds for the maintenance of the Colony's share of a Gunboat. I have been more especially desirous of providing for that expenditure because the whole of the recent Legislation is calculated to embrace at once all the real difficulties alluded to by Mr Cardwell, and as I find the Community entirely with me on this subject. And I may succeed in overcoming the difficulties. The necessity for a swift Gunboat is very apparent as the circuit of the Island at all seasons must be frequently made by Government employees in the Police and Harbor Master's Office, and the different Harbor Master's Stations must be repeatedly visited, whilst the arrest of Junks for disobedience of the Act will no doubt be often required. It is only unfortunate that I cannot commence with the aid of a well-found swift...

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412

$26,000. bring half the noheine_amount which I was told in Londen

the annual autay for Teals,

would

wages,

refusent

and

wear and lear of the Vefeel's machinery.

12.

In my Despatch 1:19 I represented 14 April 1860 reluctance to propose to the Corneil

any

vote for a Gimboat in the then state of the

Colonial

efinances. Waving since then made

up my

mind to

and the hint

regard

muproductive and having

admitted the

necefeity for either abandorning

Oublie

ento or increasing tarsation I have

improvements or

lasten measures

dë

zufficiency of

funds for the maintenance of the Colony's shaw of a Gunboat. I have been more especially desirous of providing for that expenditure

because the whole of the recurt

Legislation is calculated to embrace

at once

all the real difficulter alluded to by Mr

Carduel, and as I find the Community

your entirely reich me on goes

And I may

the subject I

succud overconning

the

diffientten. The necefity for a swift

Gunboat is haven

han ww, as

all

www mat Merl

apparent

the circuit of the Iland at

seasons must be frequently made by Government empleyes in the Police and Harbor Maslin Office, and the different I Harbor Master's Stations must be repeatedly visited, whilst the arrest of Junits for disobedience of the Act will no doubt be often required. It is only unfectionate

www

sizelem

that I cannot commence the with the aid of a well found swift.

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