CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] — Page 769

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a considerably larger

sum then

£5000 sterling would, of proposed, be readily passed by the Connut.

I take this opportunity of uminding Your Ladship that

I have received no

reply to my

despatch No : 104 of the 10th April," "

1888, on the subject of the privilege

of remitting half salary at the par of exchange which was

enjoyed by my predecessors, and

of

which I have,

senee

February

1888, been deprived.

Committee

The recent resolution of the

万 Un - official members,

mentioned

You

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mentioned in the despatch above

refered to, emphasises the hardship

which I have suffered by the

with drawal

of

this privilege, and

I trust therefore that your

Lordship will now see

your

your way

to authorise the payment to me

}

of the sam

Now a mo

amounting to

nearly £1300, which has thilly

For in the

been lost to me.

opicion of the Committer

Then

of Counal if I had received double this

sum, Jahmed not have been

overpaid, as

have been

my salary would only

of

the amount which

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