CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 124

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It is a question therefore

Answer is wanted.

whether

any further

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The memorial now set in support of Protest is answered por: by pan: very able and exhaustive despatch, it would be y superflume

Wing additional ons was to the

any

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thre

this

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and

to advance

points

raised

by

the memorialists. I think it is clear that

1. Nick Salaries ought not be reduced

all wound, unless the finances of a colony

are in a ti

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critical condition.

2. Til It has been

proved

to demonstratin

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and a committee appointed for that pompose is not

likely

officer

to be

of the very slightest

uk.

in the whole colonial service more

Mr. O'Brien to

eary

There is no

likely

than

deffective rettentent

out strict and

gfiatal

5. The objects of the Unofficials are clearly not purely public spirited, of the in attacking the apicals they are meaning also to attack the Colonial office.

of the military contribution

1(a) because

critical

( 6 )

because of the

Gaol

d for

oth

other minor reasons

e.g. sending out

that Hongtong is not in a condition. Note expecially what is despatch, that,

Commented on in this

in spite of a falling off.

the total of

the revenue

in

the opium

shows an

Weemne

increase.

3. It would be a special hardship to reduce these salaries in the present Condition of Silver. -4.ged The goraxos and

Colonial Sonetary

already beginning the work of cutting down Extablishments

ar

as e

a superint: rent for the quot from this country

I do not think it would be well to challenge-litten but better to ranne the most im initant statement in

igune

the staternent in par. 14 iz there is no division of opinion, as to the necessity for

this memorial

a reformation in the constitution Council:

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14 that

the Legislative

it is true, which I do not for a moment believe, we shall hear further of it without inviting

discussion.

I would suggest answering

ten go by reference