CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8] — Page 53

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$10,000 is paid each year out of the Treasury of the Colony. The sum required to meet the allowance if granted to your petitioners would represent $11,000 or thereabouts yearly, or rather less than 14 per cent of the total amount now paid to the officers enjoying the privilege, and not so per cent of the total revenue of the Colony. The sum of $11,000 apportioned to your petitioners would mean only some $19 more cash, on average, to their monthly salaries.

It is not necessary for your petitioners to call to mind the justice and fairness with which the Government of Her Majesty's Colony has at all times been administered, irrespective of class or creed. Suffice it to say that they appeal, through you, to the traditions of a high and liberal government such as that which has distinguished the period of Her Majesty's long glorious reign, on the eve of whose celebration we are about to enter, to accord to them that which, if granted them, would be perfectly consonant with the high sense of justice that has so successfully and so beneficently guided the Rule which so justly and so prominently prevails not only among the great Nations of the civilised world, but of the natives of India, Australasia, and China.

And, as in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray,

The 26th day of May, 1897.

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$10,000 is paid each year out of the Treasury of the Colony. The sum required to meet the allowance if granted to your petitioners would represent $11,000 or thereabouts yearly, or rather less than 14 per cent of the total amount now paid to the officers enjoying the privilege, and not so per cent of the total revenue of the Colony. The sum of $11,000 apportioned to your petitioners would mean only some $19 more cash, on average, to their monthly salaries. It is not necessary for your petitioners to call to mind the justice and fairness with which the Government of Her Majesty's Colony has at all times been administered, irrespective of class or creed. Suffice it to say that they appeal, through you, to the traditions of a high and liberal government such as that which has distinguished the period of Her Majesty's long glorious reign, on the eve of whose celebration we are about to enter, to accord to them that which, if granted them, would be perfectly consonant with the high sense of justice that has so successfully and so beneficently guided the Rule which so justly and so prominently prevails not only among the great Nations of the civilised world, but of the natives of India, Australasia, and China. And, as in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray, The 26th day of May, 1897.
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52 $10,000 is paid each year out of the Treasury of the Colony, The sum required to meet the allowance if granted. to your petitioners would represent $11,000 or Thereabouts yearly, or rather less than 14 per cent of the total amount now paid to the officero enjoying the privileg, and not so per cent of the total reolume of the Colony. The sume of $11,000 apportioned to your petitioners would' mean only some $19 more-tash, at aw to their monthly salaries. average, Au ces d 2sary aud nu oh RJ 0.45 12: your petitioners do not think it is to call to mind the justice and fairness with which the Government of after Majesty's Flonie has at all times been administered irrespective of class or creed. Suffice it to say that they appeal, through you, to the traditions of a high and liberal government such as that which has distinguished the period of Her Majestifs long glorion s reign, on the eve of whose celebration we about to enter, to accord to their a which, if granted them, would be perfectly cons on aué with the high sense of justice that has so successfully and so beneficently guided: the Rule which so justly and so prominently plains the aduntation not only of the great Nations the civilised world, but of the native. India, Australasia and China. And, as in duty bound, your raees of of petitioners will ever pray, The 26th day of May, 1897. YO frivile qu, Bandamentures. Alphlli
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$10,000 is paid each year out of the Treasury of the Colony, The sum required to meet the allowance if granted. to your petitioners would represent $11,000 or Thereabouts yearly, or rather less than 14 per cent

of the total amount now paid to the officero enjoying the privileg, and not so per cent of the total reolume of the Colony. The sume of $11,000 apportioned to your petitioners would' mean only some $19 more-tash, at aw

to their monthly salaries.

average,

Au ces d

2sary

aud

nu oh

RJ

0.45

12: your petitioners do not think it is to call to mind the justice and fairness with which the Government of after Majesty's Flonie has at all times been administered irrespective of class or creed. Suffice it to say that they appeal, through you, to the traditions of a high and liberal government such as that which has distinguished the period of Her Majestifs long glorion s reign, on the eve of whose celebration we about to enter, to accord to their a which, if granted them, would be perfectly

cons on aué with the high sense of justice that has so successfully and so beneficently guided: the Rule which so justly and so prominently plains the aduntation not only of the great Nations the civilised world, but of the native.

India, Australasia and China.

And, as in duty bound, your

raees

of

of

petitioners will ever pray,

The 26th day of May, 1897.

YO

frivile qu,

Bandamentures. Alphlli

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