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salary, which had been approved by his Lordship to lower
Your Lordship
2. I had been left in entire ignorance
a few minutes before entering the Council Chamber
of the fact that the increase referred to had already been suggested to the Council when the Estimates for 1872 were on the table, and that subsequently Council had pertinently refused to vote it after full debate. It is clear that Mr. Austin, who, as Colonial Secretary, had been present at the debate in Council, and had taken part therein, must have had a full knowledge of the Council's refusal to vote the money.
I am, however, wholly unable to explain either why, under such circumstances, that vote was not communicated at once by Telegram to Your Lordship, or to explain why, on receipt of Your Lordship's dispatch approving the expenditure vetoed by Council, attention was not immediately called to the point by Mr. Austin.
3. These are matters of course, and one very unlikely to provoke discussion, indeed with the impression that the Estimates of 1872 had been framed to meet an expense, for which Your Lordship's sanction had been thus asked and obtained, I authorised, on receipt of Your Lordship's despatch
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salary, which had been approved by bis 1.1. to lowe
Your Lordship
2. I had been left
ance up
ignorance
to
in entire
few minutes before
entering the Cormeil Chamber
fact that the increase re
already
beave
of the
referred to had
suggested to the Camail
were land
the
when the Estimates for 1872 on the table, and that subsequently Conneil had paintedly refused to vote it after full debate. It is clear
that Mr. Austin, who,
No
Colonial
Secretary, had been present at the debate in Comcil, and had taken part therein, must have had a full Knowledge of the Comcils refusal to
vate the
money.
Conneil
I am, however, wholly
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unable to explain either why
such circumstances that vote
communicated at once
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under
was not
by Pelegram to
Your Lordship, or to explain why receipt of Your Lordship's dispatch
an
m
exependiture vetoed by
approving the Conneil, umy
attention was
not
immediately called to the
called to the point by
Mr Austin.
3. These
Ao
a
matter of
Pourse)
and one very unlikdy to provoke discussion, indeed with the impresion that the Estimates of 1872 had been framed to meet an expense, for which Your Lordship's sanction had been thus asked and obtained, I authorged, on receipt of Your Lordship's despatch
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