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which accom

accompany it. The only

real increase has been in

Postage.

5.

It is satisfactory

to

a

observe that there has been

slight decrease in the cost of

Establishments

during the

seven months. The large payment

past

of ar

arrears on account

of

the

Postal Convention has caused a

considerable increase over last

year

in the charges for Post Office,

but as

this

wad

partly foreseen,

the excess over Estimates is not

Do

so

large: Under the Head of Volice there has been an increase of $6,583, and that of Pensions, which

is also on account of Police, #3936. It will be remembered that in

Meg92, 1882 I called the attention of the

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-Secretary of State to the expenditure

on account of the Police, and on

Sir G.

15th January of this year, Bowen forwarded for approval a

new Vension Minute, which has

however not yet been approved. Consequently, all the recruits

recently arrived claim, after

taking