CO129-293 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [8-9] — Page 475

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* nothing unforeseen occurs wither to reduce the Estimated Revenue or to increase the Expenditure I am prepared to concur in the crew expressed in your Despatch no 163 of the 30th June last that it will not be (20/06/69) necessary at present to have recourse to increase any of taxation.

10. Turning to the different heads of Expenditure I am prepared to approve the grant of an Additional Shroff with Salary $480 a year & an Additional Clerk with Salary of $480 a year, rising to $480 a year as recommended in your Despatches No 227 of 17th August & No 230 of 18th August last. Provision does not appear to be made in the Draft Estimates for these two appointments.

11. I am willing to approve the grant of the new Overseer for the Waterworks Dept at $960 a year; and also the grant of an additional Clerk to that Dept at a Salary of $360 a year, which was recommended in your Despatch No 247 of the 25th August last. Which no provision appears to be made.

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* nothing unforeseen occurs wither to reduce the Estimated Revenue or to increase the Expenditure I am prepared to concur in the crew expressed in your Despatch no 163 of the 30th June last that it will not be (20/06/69) necessary at present to have recourse to increase any of taxation. 10. Turning to the different heads of Expenditure I am prepared to approve the grant of an Additional Shroff with Salary $480 a year & an Additional Clerk with Salary of $480 a year, rising to $480 a year as recommended in your Despatches No 227 of 17th August & No 230 of 18th August last. Provision does not appear to be made in the Draft Estimates for these two appointments. 11. I am willing to approve the grant of the new Overseer for the Waterworks Dept at $960 a year; and also the grant of an additional Clerk to that Dept at a Salary of $360 a year, which was recommended in your Despatch No 247 of the 25th August last. Which no provision appears to be made.
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* nothing unforeseen occurs wither to reduce the Estimated Revenue or to increase the Expenditure I am prepared to concur in the crew expressed in your Deepalch no 163 of the 30th June last that it will not be 30th (20069) necessary at present to have recomman to in crease any of taxation. 10 Turning to the different heads of Expenditure I am prepared to approve the apple of an Additional in the Treamy with Salay 24 4480. Shroff with year A 8 aw Additional Clerk with Salary of $480 a year, rising to #180 a year as 472 recommended in your Despatches 9.230 No 227 of 17th August 8. of 18th August last. Povrcion doce not appear to be made in the Draft latinmates for these two appointments. A 11 J aw willing Co approve the affit of the new Overseer for the Walerunks Dept at $960 a year; and also the affic of aw additional Clerk to that Dep't at a Salary of $360 an year, which was recommended in your Despatch No 247 no 247 of the 25th August which no provision appears to last Wif
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* nothing unforeseen

occurs

wither to reduce the Estimated

Revenue or to increase

the

Expenditure I am prepared to

concur in the crew expressed in

your Deepalch no 163 of the 30th

June last that it will not be

30th (20069)

necessary at present to have recomman

to

in crease

any

of

taxation.

10 Turning to the different heads

of Expenditure I am

prepared to

approve the apple of an Additional

in the Treamy

with Salay 24 4480.

Shroff with

year

A

8 aw Additional Clerk

with Salary of $480 a year,

rising to #180 a year

as

472

recommended in your Despatches

9.230

No 227 of 17th August 8.

of 18th August last. Povrcion

doce not appear to be made in

the Draft latinmates for these

two appointments.

A

11 J

aw

willing

Co

approve

the

affit of the new Overseer for

the Walerunks Dept at $960

a year; and also the affic of

aw additional Clerk to that

Dep't at a Salary of $360 an year, which was recommended

in

your

Despatch No 247

no 247 of

the 25th August

which no provision appears to

last Wif

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