BUT, IN ADDITION, WE WOULD SEEK BY RESOLUTION, FUNDS UNDER EACH HEAD ''ON ACCOUNT. OUR PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS ARE THAT THE AMOUNTS ON ACCOUNT'' WOULD BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
CERTAIN RULES WHICH MIGHT BE:-
ANNUALLY RECURRENT:
A PROPORTION OF THE AMOUNT IN THE DRAFT ESTIMATES RELATED
TO THE TIME LIKELY TO BE REQUIRED TO DEBATE THE APPROPRIATION BILL. DEPARTMENTS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE VOTES ''ON
ACCOUNT'' FOR NEW POSTS OR SERVICES.
SPECIAL EXPENDITURE:.
SUFFICIENT TO MEET COMMITMENTS OUTSTANDING FROM THE
PREVIOUS YEAR.
PUBLIC WORKS NON-RECURRENT:
THE FULL AMOUNT INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT ESTIMATES IN RESPECT OF SUBHEADS BROUGHT DOWN FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR (1.E. WORK
ALREADY STARTED),
AND THAT THE DETAILS OF THE AMOUNTS ON ACCOUNT UNDER EACH
SUBHEAD WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT ESTIMATES. THE ACCOUNTANT
GENERAL WOULD BE AUTHORISED TO MAKE PAYMENTS AGAINST VOTES
''ON
ACCOUNT" BY MEANS OF A ''VOTE ON ACCOUNT WARRANT''.
5. FOR US TO ADOPT SUCH A PROCEDURE WOULD BE CONTRARY TO
C.R. 182: AND A 'VOTE ON ACCOUNT WARRANT' IS NOT PROVIDED FOR UNDER C.R. 214. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL, THEREFORE, FOR YOUR
COVERING SANCTION TO OUR ADOPTING IT, COLONIAL REGULATIONS NOTWITHSTANDING, FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. IF IT PROVES ACCEPTABLE TO UNOFFICIALS AND PRACTICABLE ADMINISTRATIVELY, I WOULD SEEK
YOUR FORMAL APPROVAL FOR AMENDMENTS TO COLONIAL REGULATIONS
LATER IN THE YEAR. SO THAT THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE
MADE HERE, IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL IF WE COULD HAVE YOUR
ANSWER BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH.
MACLEHOSE
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