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same time I shall be of

Course prepared to consider

Any representations you may wish to make with regard to the adepiacy of the presunt Staff of the Department.

5

I should wish tobe informed

whether any detailed folaus

or specifications for the New

Office

Harbour Masters have been

prepared and laid before the

this

Council : the vote on

acconet being $30,000, farther

Caplanations should have been Inverted with the betrinates

in accordance with precious instructions.

6. Sobserve from the 7th paragraph of the Lieutenant- Gorena's Financial Statement-

to the Council, and from the gutte enclosure to the despatch that.

Mer.

MINUTE.

Mr. Meade,

Mr. Holland.

Mr. Herbert. Mr. Hugessen.

f forming a definite

Jimin Lord Heimberley. ponit;

this

it was anticipated that th983 Available Balance of the Colony

1871

would have seen reduced in the course of the year, hear to the extent of $ 100,000,

year nearly

When I receive the Sapple-

Tentary lakimates for 1871, Schall have an opportunity wat gringa for the details

batmining into

of the late diting which has

In

heeled this; but the

meantime I have to remark

at unforseen expenditure that it is shimoly incapacitar-

murthe

in any gear moided for in

to defray the deficit of any

year out of the

out of the accumulated

applementary Estimate belances of prst years, unless

but there have have some catranding

In Mat

gear,

mad

that sxcept under

sincer of agency

the

serial sanction of the

Que to charges on the service

of that year and that Supple

Sec. of state should be mentary expenditure should

periourly obtained.

not'he charged in that way without the special sanction of the Secreting of State

7. Ihave to request that

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