CO129-489 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12] — Page 370

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In recurrent charges there appear to be

increases in the votes for fuelling, repairs, and at for launches. The increase is, bwever, only in a and is due to a re-arrangement mae in the interests economy and efficiency. The Harbur Master's Depart has taken over the supervision of the Police, Post Revenue and Sanitary Departments unches in and the votes of those departments of those items been deleted.

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Under Special Expenditure provision has be made for Chain for New Moorings. These will be re so soon as shipping begins to become normal again, and should be got ready in advance. Á sum has also been ir for the Renewing of Buoys and Chains of Launch Mooring The Motors of Police Launches Nos.10 and 12 re work and provision is made for new ones. This is the mot necessary as the normal programme of replacement of Police, Cruising and Harbour launches will be suspended for next year. No provision has been made for the upkeep chec four Patrol launches, provided for purposes of antipiracy work. Such work outside the waters of the Colony conne be regarded as a proper charge on the local taxpayer though we were willing in order to ensure that actio

taken to provide these launches, in the first instan

our own expense, leaving the question of the final ir

of cost to be decided later we cannot in present cirqu

afford to continue to pay out money for them.

I may

that I have suggested to the Secretary of State that the

sums which we have already expended on them should be re

to us.

I have not yet received his reply.

Royal Observatory.

Last year a sum of $8,000 was voted for Mag Instruments and provision was made in Public Works