CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6] — Page 669

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the new Opium Farm Contract to be reported in another_a despatch, (not to mention

the substantial increase which

· may be expected under the "Heads of "Rated", "Rent"," and _ "Itamps), I am in a

it

to

say

position

that there is no doubt

as to the Revenue being able

to bear the additional

proposed.

11.

charge

Returning to the -

appointment of M. Cooper,

yo

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I

wish

fear

desire to

say

that do

not

not desire its confirmation by

Your Lordship at once. I am not altogether without apprehension, though he has

h he has always acted in a dual capacity, lest

the increase

of

his duties.

under the Works Department

may not produce friction

Sanitary

with the new

Board; and I think it

would be better that the

- proposed arrangement,

should for the present be

regarded

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