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With reference to the

question whether Imperial

or Colonial

"Funds should pay the Falkland Islands pension, I would point

out that in the letter to the Treasury Aft with

it was

taken

as

M 9452 H Kong 187:

of 14 Sept. 1870, it a matter of course that the Salary had been paid from Imperial Fundo and that Imperial funds should pay the pension; and the Treasury to have adopted appears in its

reply this view without demur. It seems

Du

28 Sep 1870 1051788.10

herewith

singular theat in a letter from the Freasy 10516/10 hab of the same date, (on the case of Freacher of Labuan) that Dept. gave

a decision, which, through

to me

to be right,

it

appears seems to conflict with that given in Mr. Rennie's

case.

case of

I would also advent to the

Mr. Andrews (See Treasy. letter

1460 Maurition (71) in which the Treasy

an a Gold Coast case

has given

a

decision of

the same.

character

hereu

character as in Dr Teacher's case.

I do not think theat Parliament voted specific Salaries for the Falkland Selands, but that its grants, although

ed bo

they formed

so large

a

proportion of

were

the Revenue of the Colony,

simply

beauts in Cromal leveyed on this view

Grants did

A

that the Inland Revence Board has

It is

lately consented to

refund

1

Income

ax, which had been levied on the

"Falkland Islands Officers.

Saliries of

The tax had been levied

or

the

assumption that the Lalaries were dron from Imperial Funds, but

the Board has which was

7. Rogers

agreed

in the view

strongly taken by Sir

two or

thue

years ago

that through Parliament

dums in aid

may

of the Revenue

must Colonial

grout of a Colony, the Colonial Offices be deemed to be paid from Junds. This view which confessedly

was

new at that time, led

to

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