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had five years additional granted them on the professional services.

service ground of I may also add that in some of the other colonies. Officers similarly situated as Majesty's are permitted to receive and retain fees. I may instance the Straits Settlements, and Mauritius.

I have to ask His Excellency's reconsideration of his decision that the fees in the Straits Settlements since 1869, 109208, 7120, 12047 in question be paid into the Treasury. I retained; the fees alluded to in your Query under the legal sanction of an Ordinance passed by the Legislature of the Colony and approved by the Secretary of State, and have therefore not doubting my right to them, sent the proceeds to my family, consequently it is not in my power to return them.

I also respectfully submit that pending the reference I be allowed to retain any similar fees paid under Section X of Ordinance No. of 1871, the Ordinance in question having given such an impetus to the Passenger trade as to add very materially to my duties.

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had five years additional granted them on the professional services. service ground of I may also add that in some of the other colonies. Officers similarly situated as Majesty's are permitted to receive and retain fees. I may instance the Straits Settlements, and Mauritius. I have to ask His Excellency's reconsideration of his decision that the fees in the Straits Settlements since 1869, 109208, 7120, 12047 in question be paid into the Treasury. I retained; the fees alluded to in your Query under the legal sanction of an Ordinance passed by the Legislature of the Colony and approved by the Secretary of State, and have therefore not doubting my right to them, sent the proceeds to my family, consequently it is not in my power to return them. I also respectfully submit that pending the reference I be allowed to retain any similar fees paid under Section X of Ordinance No. of 1871, the Ordinance in question having given such an impetus to the Passenger trade as to add very materially to my duties.
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had five years indditional

granted them on the

professional services.

service

ground

of

I may also add that in some

of

the other bolonies. Officers

similarly siticated as majesty

are

permitted to receive a permitted

nd

retain feel. I may instinal

the Straits Svetliments, and

Mauritius. -

I have to ask stis

Exuthnay's reconsideration of his

decision that the

fees in

arts Strails

see 1869. 109208

7120 12047

in question be paid into the Treasury.

Iretained; the fees alluded your Query under the legal

to in

amction of

an Ordinance

passed

112

of

Legislature of the botery ed by the Semnetary

by

shu

and approved by

of

not

State, and have chmefore,

one

moment.

do

-doubting

my right to them, sent the proceeds to my family, consequently

it is not in

them at

my power to retivon,

I also respectfully submit. "that pending the reference I

be allowed to retain

any similar fees paid under Section X of Ordinance N8 of 1871, the Orokinans in question having givers

such

an

impetres to the n Passenger trade as to add very materially

to

my duties,

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