CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 132

ment in working out the scheme of

Intence in individual cores - the white

desfalch bring must confully prepared

and giving the stemgeste windence of

vigilance in praeding the public puse

Persed

This despatch and the scheme which

it authorised came before the Legislature,

in connection with the Estimates for 1891,

at a time, it may be remarked, when

the Island was in the fullest

aura of

the

demand of the Imperial

Government for a Military Contribution,

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Notwithstanding this circumstance the

(ument voted the increased salaries, which

were sanctioned by the Secretary of State,

subject to certain conditions and

Exceptions, in his despatch of the 32nd of

April 1891. Shortly after that despatch

was written and sent, we received

telegram from the

24 April unofficial intimating that they had changed their attitude on

the question of

increasing salaries and desired a

re-examination of the question. When the

decision, which their change of front

occasioned became known to the Secretary of State.

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