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control will remain in the Public Works Department in the hands of the Electrical Engineer and due provision for that side of the work will be found under Heads 29, 30 and 31. The administration however is naturally one which has close connection with the Postal Service and it has been considered advisable to make definite allocation for this under the Head Post Office at a cost of $120,708 which consists largely of posts transferred from other departments and from daily paid labour.
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The increase of $113,000 under Imports and Exports is explained by the cost of establishing the Statistical Branch to which I have already referred. The abolition of the Statistical Department has been the subject of acute local controversy and I personally sympathize with those who regard it as a slur on our administration that we do not possess reasonably accurate statistics of the Colony's trade. I am not however with those who would take half-measures. If the Govorriment undertakes this work it should do it properly and bring out complete statistics at monthly intervals and as quickly as possible after the end of each month
It It is not work which can be done cheaply. involves recurrent expenditure consisting largely of personal emoluments but the Government feels that the time has come to resume the compilation of Trade
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