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Much satisfaction the uncleavours made by the Governor for the reduction of Expenditure by amalgamating the higher Officer of the Establishment The difficulty which has recurred to their dordships, with of the reference to the union wither

Office of Treasurer, or of that of

Auditor lien

Chide: Auditor, with the Colonial Secretary

is that Every warrant for any payment When which the Treasurer acts; and

The Voucher for such

Which formes payments to be paped by the Auditor

Must be countersigned by the Colonial

Secretary. This would Hem

to My dord.

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dords to be an wident objection to the

lestnamed Officers exercising the duties

of the Auditor.

My Lords Nowever consider that

the same

objection

does not exist to

the duties of the Treasurer being transferred to the Colonial Secretary,

and they

are disposed to think that such an arrangement should be.

Carried out.

My Lords fully approve of the measures taken by the Guvernor fur the payment of a larger portion of the Revenue into one of the Banks, and for opening a Current Account there.

They would suggest however

with