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despatch N. 449 of 22nd of December, 1890, the whole amount of the emoluments of the Governor per annum has not been voted in accordance with the instructions conveyed in Your Lordship's despatch N: 108 of the 18th of June.
The mistake of not voting the $32,000 as salary appears to have arisen from mere inadvertence, but since 1582 it is important, as pointed out in Mr. Meade's letter to me of the 18th of June last, that such amount should be voted as salary in order to better secure the position of the Governor as an officer in charge of a First Class Government.
I explained the matter to the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council in a minute, copy of which is enclosed, dated 17th Febry 1891, and on the 5th instant
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despatch N. 449 of 22nd of
Desember, 1890, the whole
amount of the emoluments
of the Governor
per
or vir. $32,000
annum has not been
voted in accordance with
the instructions conveyed
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in Your Lordship's despatch :)
N: 108 of the 18th
of June.
The mistake of
not voting the #32,000 as
salary appears to have
arisen from
mere
inadvertence, but since
1582
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it is important, as pointed
out in Mr. Meade's letter
to me of the 18th,
of the 18th of June
last, that such amount
should be voted as
salary
in order to better secure.
the position of the Governor.
ds an
officer
in
charge of
a First Class Government, I explained the matter to the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council in
closure a minute, copy of which
Bry
17th Febry
it
1891. I is enclosed, and on
the 5th
instant
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