CO129-164 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [7-9] — Page 143

Barradas, rate tecountant of the (glonial Port offict_

It will be in the recollection of Your Lordship.

that a Pension of £158,648

was granted in July live to

Mr Barradas o

retire, owing

stati

F

เ

being obliged

to the precarious his health, after minetten

years' service. _

b have to

I

regret to

report

that on the 28th April be died leaving a widow and

many

children in

of great impeenniosity..

Case was

state

this

considered in Sxecutive Council, and it was resolved.

{

to invite the Legislative Council to vote a

on 2

equivalent to bo Mr. Barradas.

This

sum

141

year's Pension

was dour, and faped unanimously, subject to Your Lordships approval, and I amt that having regard

to the

Circumstances of the case the

be sanctioned as

vote

may

exceptional one which should not be taken

precedent for

AJ

the future. I enclose Copies of - the Petition from the

widow and the Portmaster

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