CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 206

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Contribution;

but notwithstanding this

knowledge the Council voted the in- creases; and these were in due course, but subject to certain criticisms and exceptions,sanctioned by the Secretary of State in his despatch No. 71 of 3rd April, 1891. Shortly after that despatch was posted,he was made avare ty a telegram from the Unofficial members that they had altered their views on the question, but when the reasons on which this change or opinion was based

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Acame known to him they did not ap- pear to him to justify a reversal of & decision, which had been arrived at

largely in deference to the views put turned by

The Unofficial Members

q This decision may be taken to have been for a time at least accepted, but the Unofficial members now seek to reopen the question on grounds with which I shall W briefly deal.

I cannot admit the accuracy

of the view that my predecessor agreed to the increase of salaries simply on the ground of the increase in house rent. In his despatch or 19th June 1890, he intimated that his decision was based on the increased cost or living gener- ally: and the 12th paragraph of his later despatch, dated 3rd April 1891 so far from hearing the construction put upon it by the linofficial members

rather