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

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but the expenditure under this head has grown vay largely

and must not be allowed to increase

aud

further. I should like to cut down the

est on vacancies

occurring

the scientific world attaches

to this station.

Botanical department

Iip the terme

but that I believe

great importance

We

the

On vacancy

Salaries of superintendent and head Gardener should be reconsidered. In

Chinese Clerk's salaries

the maximum should not be

increasing

•placed

• governor

higher than the limit which the riz $600.

Suggests riz

Education

The aquewer frompers

a further despatch, but I do not

think that is

really

more to be said

Hegn has alreadyflous said in despatches on the barligent

which he was upon

en gogod. I think

had better consult the frown Agents

on

the point.

are

Military Expenditure and Exchange Compensation

bring

dealt with

separately

02

7

The recommendation that no further increase to salary

shall be made in future without full and

which recommendation is approved

office

Independent enquiry

by the

governor-

vis

That a Committee will be

mere words'. No one in

is increased. The most sensible

public

in the comfort

colony

supposes

the

appointed every time a salary

way of giving some control over the expen.

・diture is to hold periodical unofficial enquiries

suggested in a despatch Socatary of State of

last June.

into

expenditure as was

from the Soc

Веракр

Report / xxx!

I do not see

despatch pame. 5:

anything

else to notice

C.P.L.

water & drainage

7

March

Moun

Miscellaneous It is proposed to

retaining fee

abolish the rel

Chadwick as consultid

consulting

to mi

of of 300 Yier annum. I do

engineer of

not quite bee why this should be paid but have not yet looked

year by year.

rown Agents

Please See pars: 224-6 of the report

and

par: 53. of the covering despatch. The we bound

any "necessity to keep on

to

01

there

m?

1

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