CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5] — Page 118

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has discharged the duties of that office, but having regard to my predecessor's despatch No. 111 of the 11th of September 1871, from which you perceive how it arose that Mr. Austin was allowed to draw £252.10s by his tenure of office of Auditor General, and £250 additional to his Salary as Colonial Secretary, I am able to accede to his request. Mr. Austin is incorrect in describing this as "unappropriated half salary" as a reference to the Estimates will show that only £250 is now annually provided for the head of the Audit Office.

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has discharged the duties of that office, but having regard to my predecessor's despatch No. 111 of the 11th of September 1871, from which you perceive how it arose that Mr. Austin was allowed to draw £252.10s by his tenure of office of Auditor General, and £250 additional to his Salary as Colonial Secretary, I am able to accede to his request. Mr. Austin is incorrect in describing this as "unappropriated half salary" as a reference to the Estimates will show that only £250 is now annually provided for the head of the Audit Office.
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has discharged the daties of that office, but having regard to my predecessor's despatch

n = 111 of the 11th of September

aile

1871, from which you perceive how it arote

that Mr Austin was

allowed to draw 252. darby his tenace often

office of Auditor Gevord

£250 additional this

Selary as

Colonial Lecretary

I am able to accede

Bris request-

W- Austin is incorrect- in describing this as "anus- "-"propriated half salary"

as a reference to the betinates

117

will show that only

£250 is now an

annually

provided for the head of the Audit Office.

It.

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