CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9] — Page 135

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131

X

privilege of remittance at par of account entails a loss of

one

hundred and fifty pounds (£150)

every sum of

One

thousand

pounds (£1000), remitted

To sum up:

X

It is

very

painful to me to be compelled,

in

consequence of the inadvertence of

the Colonial Office, to address Your Lordship

on a subject in which I am personally interested. But I feel

"Thus a Governor who should avail himself of his full privilege of remitting one half of his salary, would be a loser to the extent of between four and five hundred pounds annually.

I

feel it to be my duty to submit (1.) That it is expedient, on public grounds, that the former rule,

referred to above, and which is necessary for the preservation of the independence of Governors

and

Judges, should be maintained, (2) That it is inexpedient that

the Colonial Office should itself set the example of disregarding that rule in the

case now under consideration;-an

example which would be almost certain to be drawn into a

mischievous

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16 17 131 X privilege of remittance at par of account entails a loss of one hundred and fifty pounds (£150) every sum of One thousand pounds (£1000), remitted To sum up: X It is very painful to me to be compelled, in consequence of the inadvertence of the Colonial Office, to address Your Lordship on a subject in which I am personally interested. But I feel "Thus a Governor who should avail himself of his full privilege of remitting one half of his salary, would be a loser to the extent of between four and five hundred pounds annually. I feel it to be my duty to submit (1.) That it is expedient, on public grounds, that the former rule, referred to above, and which is necessary for the preservation of the independence of Governors and Judges, should be maintained, (2) That it is inexpedient that the Colonial Office should itself set the example of disregarding that rule in the case now under consideration;-an example which would be almost certain to be drawn into a mischievous
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16 17 131 X privilege of remittance at par of account entails a lose of one hundred and fifty pounds (£150) ery-sum of MLever One thousand pounds (£1000), remitted To s sum up: X It is very painful to me to be compelled. in consequence of the inadvertence of the Colonial Office, to address Your two deste Lordship functionan subject in which I apprent? on a su personally interested. But I... - feel "Thus a Governor who should avail himself of his full privilege of remitting one half of his salary, would be a loser to the extent of between four and five hundred pounds amually. 1 feel it to be my duty to submit (1.) That it is expedient, on publie grounds, that the former rule, referred to above, and which is __ necessary for the preservation of the independence of Governors and 4 Judges, should be maintained, (2) That it is incxpedient that the Colonial Office should itself set the example of disregarding that rule in the case now under consideration;-an example which would be almost certain to be drawn into a mischievous
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16

17

131

X

privilege of remittance at par of account entails a lose of

one

hundred and fifty pounds (£150)

ery-sum of

MLever

One

thousand

pounds (£1000), remitted

To s

sum up:

X

It is

very

painful to me to be compelled.

in

consequence of the inadvertence of

the Colonial Office, to address Your two deste

Lordship

functionan

subject in which I apprent?

on a su

personally interested. But I...

- feel

"Thus a Governor who should avail himself of his full privilege of remitting one half of his salary, would be a loser to the extent of between four and five hundred pounds amually.

1

feel it to be my duty to submit (1.) That it is expedient, on publie grounds, that the former rule,

referred to above, and which is __ necessary for the preservation of the independence of Governors

and

4

Judges, should be maintained, (2) That it is incxpedient that

the Colonial Office should itself set the example of disregarding that rule in the

case now under consideration;-an

example which would be almost certain to be drawn into a

mischievous

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