CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9] — Page 279

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this community requesting that the Legislative Council

may

be moved to vote a compassionate allowance for the benefit of the

children of the late Colonial Treasurer and Postmaster

1. General, Mr. Lister.

2

I believe it to be

true that

for several years past Mr. Lister did support, not only his

children, but several relatives who were entirely dependent

on him, and that he was thus prevented from making such a provision for his family

as he would otherwise have been able to do.

3.

As regards Mr. Lister's public services I have, in previous despatches, expressed my opinion of the zealous and painstaking

manner in which, during a period of nearly twenty-five years,

he rendered, in various capacities

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this community requesting that the Legislative Council may be moved to vote a compassionate allowance for the benefit of the children of the late Colonial Treasurer and Postmaster 1. General, Mr. Lister. 2 I believe it to be true that for several years past Mr. Lister did support, not only his children, but several relatives who were entirely dependent on him, and that he was thus prevented from making such a provision for his family as he would otherwise have been able to do. 3. As regards Mr. Lister's public services I have, in previous despatches, expressed my opinion of the zealous and painstaking manner in which, during a period of nearly twenty-five years, he rendered, in various capacities
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this community requesting that the Legislative Council may be moved to vote a compassionate allowance for the benefit of the children of the late Colonial Treasurer and Postmaster 1. General, Mr. Lister. 2 I believe it to be true that several quite for s years past Mr. Lister did support, not only his children, but several relatives who were entirely dependent 277 dependent on him, and that he was thus prevented from making such a for his family provision as he would otherwise have been able to do. 3. As regards Mr. Lister's blic services I have, in public previous despatches, expressed my opinion of the zealous and painstaking manner in which, during a period of nearly twenty five years, Me rendered, in various capacities
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this community requesting that the Legislative Council

may

be moved to vote a compassionate allowance for the benefit of the

children of the late Colonial Treasurer and Postmaster

1. General, Mr. Lister.

2

I believe it to be

true that

several

quite

for s years past Mr. Lister did

support, not only his

children, but several

relatives who were

entirely dependent

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dependent on him, and that he was thus prevented from

making such a for his family

provision

as he would

otherwise have been able to

do.

3.

As regards Mr. Lister's blic services I have, in

public

previous despatches, expressed my opinion of the zealous and painstaking

manner

in which, during a period of nearly twenty five years,

Me rendered, in various

capacities

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