Letters of Lord Belmore to Saul Samuel, 1868-1885

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Letters written by Lord Belmore, the Governor of New South Wales in 1868-72, to Samuel, mostly in his capacity as Treasurer in the governments led by Charles Cowper and John Robertson. The letters deal with many subjects, including meetings of the Executive Council, supplementary estimates, railway expenditure, expenses incurred by the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh (1869-70), customs duties, Belmore's travelling expenses, unauthorised expenditures, the Supply Bill (1870), the issue of debentures, defences of Sydney, silver coinage, the Stores Valuation Board, Samuel's resignation from the Executive Council (1871), the Navigation Bill (1872) and the Marine Board Bill (1871-72). The last four dated letters were written at Castle Coole, Enniskillen, Ireland, and refer to Samuel's visit to Ireland in 1873 and the appointment of Lord Carrington as Governor of New South Wales in 1885.(61 letters)

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