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epential want.

H. In Charitable assistance to the

Native population and the maintenance of Institutions

for

the diminution of Physical want and suffering amongst

them.

M. It is somewhat necessary however to pursue the subject further at present as I must obviously

recur to it in connection with the

ensuing Estimates, when though I shall adhere

to Your Lordship's instructions not to include

in the Estimates the proceeds of the Licence

Fund

Revenue available for general purposes. I presume I must show what

assistance

is in certain matters given

by

that fund to this Colony.

12. Thus if the proposed Police

expenditure

were

to amount to $160,000.

I would only ask for a vote for $120,000.

in

a

note

stating that $40,000

over

the Police expenditure of 1866 would be defrayed from the special fund. I presume this course is not likely to be objected to by Your Lordship for I am most anxious to deal with the fund in question in such

a manner

as

to commend

itself to general approval on the merits.

13. It is true that without abandonment of a policy which has brought most useful practical results I cannot avoid the embarrassment occasioned by the existence of the fund. Nevertheless with

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301 epential want. H. In Charitable assistance to the Native population and the maintenance of Institutions for the diminution of Physical want and suffering amongst them. M. It is somewhat necessary however to pursue the subject further at present as I must obviously recur to it in connection with the ensuing Estimates, when though I shall adhere to Your Lordship's instructions not to include in the Estimates the proceeds of the Licence Fund Revenue available for general purposes. I presume I must show what assistance is in certain matters given by that fund to this Colony. 12. Thus if the proposed Police expenditure were to amount to $160,000. I would only ask for a vote for $120,000. in a note stating that $40,000 over the Police expenditure of 1866 would be defrayed from the special fund. I presume this course is not likely to be objected to by Your Lordship for I am most anxious to deal with the fund in question in such a manner as to commend itself to general approval on the merits. 13. It is true that without abandonment of a policy which has brought most useful practical results I cannot avoid the embarrassment occasioned by the existence of the fund. Nevertheless with
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epential want.

H. In Charitable apistance to the

Native population and the maintenance of Institutions

for

the diminution of Physical want and suffering amongst

them.

M. It is somecefsary however to pursue the subject further at present as I must briously

precur to it in connection with the

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ensuing Estimates, when though I shall adhere

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in the Estimates the proceeds of the Licence

Fund

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is in certain matters given

that fund to this balony.

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expenditure

were

to amount to $160,000.

would only ask for a vate for $120,000.

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otherwise that $40,000

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the Palice or

expenditure of 1866. would be defrayed hom the special fund. I presume this course is not littely to be objected to by Your Lordship for I am most anxious to deal with the fund in question in such

a mammer

as

to commend

itself to general approval on the merits. 13. It is true that without abandonment of a policy which has unaught mest useful practical results I cannot avoid the embarapment occasioned by the exiatince of the fund. Nevertheless with

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