CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12] — Page 21

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him state that you place the concentration on government offices too high. I shall be ready to consider one or two hundred specific suggestions of the kind, which may be made, but I fear that rearrangement would involve great expense.

The recommendation of the committee, which you differ from, that no further alteration in Salaries should be made in future has been made and the same committees, composed mainly if not wholly of unofficial members, established beyond doubt is probably too broadly stated to be carried out in its entirety.

That the expenditure of the colony, and specially the expenditure on construction and establishments, should be rigidly scrutinised is the wish of all who are in any way responsible for its welfare; I am one.

To safeguard, I suggested the former. My despatch No. 84 of the 11th of June, taking the form of periodical enquiries by Committees composed, if not wholly, of Members...

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him state that you place the concentration on government offices too high. I shall be ready to consider one or two hundred specific suggestions of the kind, which may be made, but I fear that rearrangement would involve great expense. The recommendation of the committee, which you differ from, that no further alteration in Salaries should be made in future has been made and the same committees, composed mainly if not wholly of unofficial members, established beyond doubt is probably too broadly stated to be carried out in its entirety. That the expenditure of the colony, and specially the expenditure on construction and establishments, should be rigidly scrutinised is the wish of all who are in any way responsible for its welfare; I am one. To safeguard, I suggested the former. My despatch No. 84 of the 11th of June, taking the form of periodical enquiries by Committees composed, if not wholly, of Members...
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