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been thrown upon my military Aide-de-ca

ofcourse receives no

camps,

who

pay from

Colonial

funds.

There has been a

Good deal of

entertainment

For Her Majesty!

during my administration.

Birthday festivities, for example, about four

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five hundred invitations had to be written; on

review

the arrival of H.Mr. S. "Terrible" I held a in the capacity of Acting Governor and issued many invitations; reveral distinguished visitors have had to

be called upon and separately entertained; and

numerous dinner parties and receptions have been

held for which my military aide-de-camps is obliged

to make all the

arrange

ment

4. My

own opinion is that the officer who does the work of Governor's Aide-de-camps in the Colony is the person who should draw the

pay which the Colony provide for that purpose,

unters, indeed, private arrangements of a special

character have been made by mutual consent. As Sir Henry Blake is, however, of

continry opinion, and holds that the Governor when on

lea

the

a