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the list of reeiden to who

may fairly

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Legiolative Commeil would unanimously

(

expect occasional invitations.

support any

vote

for the purpose

10.

All things con

considered, I

which

you may

while I am still more certain that

deem expedient_

L

salary

if there were

doubts as to this

any

much question whether an addition.

of less than $12,000 to the sa

would place Office

on a

the

value of the Governor's

par with what it was,

in 1860. But without

auggesting

axpecting Your Lordship to entertain

a proposal for so large an addition, I venture to think that there is a case

for

some addition, if prohibition of remittance at par is to be maintained, and I

confident that the

Legislative

being still a first cloes Goverment

withingly vote any

they

would w

to

necessary

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remove

that doubt,

Berr

I should mention that all

:tant heads of revenue

the impor

important

indicate a

steady,

of receipts

and with the certainty of an additional $120,000 next year from the Opium

Farm, the future prospect carent

Ae