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to have been preprise with

Care and to shew that the

finances of the Colony

are now

in a satisfactory condition, I have to state that Jam not disposed to alter the decisions at which I had arrived the subjects of the Salince of the Coroner and the Head Master

of the Central school previous to the receipt of these paper, and which I have already Communicated to your Government-

2. Sobserve that the Repetior Generals salary appears on the " Estimates as £1000; as the increase

from £800 to £1000 was

aly

Sanctioned on that Officer's appointment is acting Treasury the additional £200 should be

faid out of the vote for the

latter Sepertinent, and should

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not be included under the

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Registrer: Smitedly the

£250 a year which Mr.

Austin draws as Auditor General should be paid at of that vote, so long as the present arrangements Continal. 4 with reference to the

Koportion

made for

Appointment of an Assistant Surveyor General, General

Whitfeild's despatch does not contain anything

to affer

the opinions which Shave cxpressed in farwions corres pondence on this point; and as Jobsurve that the votes taken in these betimates, for Public Works show a considerabl reduction on those of previous years, I am at present matte to Sanction the permanent re-creation of the appoint= mant in question; at the