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despatch N. 944 of the 9th July

last

and its enclosures, I thinte it expedient now to transmit to Yan Lordship a full statement of the Colony's Accommt. with that Fund, shewing the summ which I consider chargeable to it from the

commencement to the present

which I

date, and also the

Qumo

estimate as likely to be taken from it with You Lordship's sanction to

the end of December next, leaving

probable balance of $146,083.30 ilim due to that Fund.

の Your Lordship I am sue

will bear in mind that in the

present state of the question and)

whilst

even the

-general principles

a)

Enelerin Mo. 1

applicable to the disposal of any part

of that Tund are still under discusion,

when called on

it is not

arrange

e day,

to

e details that are at are novel

and experimental, to deal suddenly with each of them in

such

a) manner,

hoverse desvious I may be of doing so,

as will exactly

meet the views of

another in a

distant

country

and

)

vary

with when there has been but limited communication on the subject

3.

I have great confidence, however,

live

in the two main principles which have

namely, that the Special

guided me,

Fund is not to be used by the Colony

except for Police purposes to suppres crime, corruption and gaming, and

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