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The asset's are $1127-34, 
The liabilities aire Sir Geofge Xing's Enumeration £500,also as 
Sir George Xing has lone the whole work he may ash for .the further 
£500 which was to be given to Sir I* Hooker. 
There is also an Artist at. *550 a month. 
Hr.Ridley 'states that, the following are the further sums required 
to complete the work. 
Cost-of planting the Monocotyledons $2,500 this latter was practi• 
-cally authorised see minute of I3,th March 05 in 1605/06. 
I propose that from .the balance of $1127-34 in the Treasury that- 
sufficient-be retained to pay the Artist to the end of .the year,with 
what is left a portion of the $2500 be paid and the ^.0.asked to make 
up the difference. 
Xf the artfst* s 'services are to be retained after the end of the 
year he 'Should be 'shewn in -the Estimate's. 
As regards the £ X500 for* final printing •• and the honorarium to 
Sif- George King provision is not required to be made for some years 
but it is best to ’settle now whether we are to pay for the final 
printing ,the ^numeration .to Sir George King we* must pay,.the T.M.S. 
should X think pay half the renumeration,and also half the cost of the 
final pointing if" it is decided that Govt.should pay for the final 
printing and X propose to ask the F.M. 3. Govt*explaining how matters 
stand whether they are prepaid to pay half the cost in the event of 
its being decided that Jhie printing should be undertaken by Govt* 
sd. A.Young X4-4-C7 
It. is an extraordinaiy ‘state of things.The whole work is estimated* 
to be £1550 and that, with accumulated interest: for some fifteen years 
has all been spent on purely preliminary work.Now w& are asked, to ‘get 
$2,500 to print another ‘section. Is SirYG.King still at work and incurr 
-ing out-of-pocket; expenses and are ,there any more bills for'printing 
his Materials to come in? Thi-s appears to be doubtful from Mr.Ridley's 
Minute. 
X will have* nothing to do with an Illustrated biannual for .-the 
Torest-Be.pt. If .the R.G.- is willing to take the matter up he can do so 
Tf u Mr.Ridleys Ma&erials arfe in the printers handtfe why is ii ne- 
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cegfsary io Keep on +>h£ Ax$,ik%? T cannot agrfee +>o his pemaneniv. employ- 
ment 
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