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rooms as may be adjudged to be private rooms, but of the

public reception rooms also. I drew his attention to the

fact that in paragraph 3 of Secretary of State's Despatch

No. 108 of 18th. June, 1890, the extra salary and entertain-

-ment allowance was to be taken "in satisfaction of all

claims", and that the Local Auditor reading this in con-

-junction with Secretary of State's Despatches No. 88 of

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1875 and 105 of 1879 (which specifically alluded to lighting

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and conveyance) held the view that the items to which he

had taken exception should be included as falling under the

entertainment allowance. I understood Mr. Stubbs however

to be of opinion that it was not intended that the light-

-ing of public reception rooms should be so included, and

that in other Colonies the cost was never paid by the

Governor. I may observe that the average cost per annum

of lighting since I have been here has amounted to about

$1,980. I believe I am right in understanding that Mr.

Stubbs (who referred to some recent rulings at Weihaiwel)

When considered that the meaning of the phrase I have quoted

was that no application for refund of expenses on any

occasion of especial importance (such as the visit of

Royalty &c.) would be admitted, the entertainment allowance

being considered to be "in satisfaction of all claims", but

that