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Buildings for maintenance

of Public Gardens, which

was $3000 in the 1872 Estimates,

has been raised to $5000. Thes

i nota

in the present circumstances of the Colony, I should be disposed to sanction

in 1875- heading under which any expenditure beyond what

is absolutely necessary, I should wish to receive further explanation on this point.

8. With reference to the estimated expense of the Police Force, I have to request

you that I have been awaiting

the matured expression of your

views which you intimated your intention of submitting to me in

your despatch

despatch No. 4262 of

the 20th July.

I think it

would have been far better that you should have submitted separately for my consideration the large increase of expenditure

(Colonel,

a purely

amounting to more than

one fourth of the

whole estimated

expenditure which these estimates entail, before the votes were taken in Council, especially

as you

state that you had

yourself formed

a definite

opinion on the subject.

9. While I am fully alive to the exceptional position of the Colony in this respect,

I cannot but notice

that the

expenditure for

the Civil Police

in excess of that found

necessary in other Colonies

like

the Colony, proportionately larger in

population.

10. Without wishing to fetter

you on any particular

point, I will merely express

a generalized

hope that your own anticipations may be realized, and

that it will not

be found necessary

to incur the whole of the

expenditure

that has been voted.

11. With respect to the new Harbor Master's Office, I have

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Buildings for maintenance of Public Gardens, which was $3000 in the 1872 Estimates, has been raised to $5000. Thes i nota in the present circumstances of the Colony, I should be disposed to sanction in 1875- heading under which any expenditure beyond what is absolutely necessary, I should wish to receive further explanation on this point. 8. With reference to the estimated expense of the Police Force, I have to request you that I have been awaiting the matured expression of your views which you intimated your intention of submitting to me in your despatch despatch No. 4262 of the 20th July. I think it would have been far better that you should have submitted separately for my consideration the large increase of expenditure (Colonel, a purely amounting to more than one fourth of the whole estimated expenditure which these estimates entail, before the votes were taken in Council, especially as you state that you had yourself formed a definite opinion on the subject. 9. While I am fully alive to the exceptional position of the Colony in this respect, I cannot but notice that the expenditure for the Civil Police in excess of that found necessary in other Colonies like the Colony, proportionately larger in population. 10. Without wishing to fetter you on any particular point, I will merely express a generalized hope that your own anticipations may be realized, and that it will not be found necessary to incur the whole of the expenditure that has been voted. 11. With respect to the new Harbor Master's Office, I have
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Buildings for maintenance of Public Gardens, which was $3000 in the 1872 Setimates, has been raised to $5000 Thes i nota in the present circumstances of the I should be diepered to Sanction in 1875- heading under which any lakend ture beyond what 49 is absol kly necessary, Should wish to receive further cxplanation on this point. 8 with reference to the ketimated expense of ther Police Force I have to Regraint- you that I have been availay the matured expression of your views which you intimated your intention of submitting to me your despatch despatch 4262 of the 20th July Ithink it would have been forth better that you should have submitted Separately for my consideration the large increase of expenditure Α (Colone la purely armounting to more than e fourth of the one whole estimated which these estimate 145 Intail, before the votes were taken in Council, especially as you state that you had yourself formed ho Affinite Opinion on the subject. 9 While Ian fully alios to the exceptional position of the Colony in this. I cannot but ner without mithining ther this respect expend. toe fo for My Civil Police in excess of that found necessary infother Colonies Lije Rereum of the Cody proportionately letter lige Apopulation- To without wishing to fetter 10 you any particular point I will merely expres psalized that your own anticipations may ~ hope that it will not be found ne necellary the whole of the Belfelli Expend awohnt that has been voted. 11 With resped both new Harbor Master's Office I have
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Buildings for maintenance

of Public Gardens, which

was $3000 in the 1872 Setimates,

has been raised to $5000 Thes

i nota

in the present circumstances of the I should be diepered to Sanction

in 1875- heading under which any lakend ture beyond what

49

is absol kly necessary, Should wish to receive further cxplanation on this point. 8 with reference to the ketimated expense of ther Police Force I have to Regraint- you that I have been availay

the matured expression of your

views which you intimated your intention of submitting to me

your despatch

despatch 4262 of

the 20th July

Ithink it

would have been forth better that you should have submitted Separately for my consideration the large increase of expenditure

Α

(Colone

la purely

armounting to more than

e fourth of the

one

whole estimated

which these estimate 145 Intail, before the votes were taken in Council, especially

as you

state that you had

yourself formed

ho

Affinite

Opinion on the subject.

9 While Ian fully alios to the exceptional position of the Colony in this. I cannot but ner without

mithining

ther

this respect

expend. toe

fo for

My Civil Police

in excess of that found

necessary infother Colonies

Lije

Rereum of the Cody proportionately letter lige

Apopulation-

To without wishing to fetter

10

you

any particular

point I will merely expres

psalized

that your own anticipations may ~ hope that it will not

be found ne

necellary

the whole of the

Belfelli

Expend

awohnt

that has been voted.

11 With resped both new Harbor Master's Office I have

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