154
* arranged
in such a
£4.735.
a manner as to shew a
" balance of £2758 : to the credit of The Colony for the services of the year 1888. " and states Hut in Lat cexpect I have "acted very inspululy
confusion into
that
" and have introducca needices
"The Accounts "re: re: re. That the pica that no "separate accounts were kept of The Parliamentary
Prants in aid of the Colonial Revenue
aw dis-
tinguished from those for Cmentar services is
"unfoun
Conndet " re: re: &c. "That it was
" that it was the duty
from the
the Governor here to relicne me
• state of ignorance which I professed on the
" subject of the amounte appropriated by Earlia.
• orient to the bolory"
3. In answer to the above extracts [ from For Studer decretary Meriveles letter to Sir B. E
C. Trevelyan. Ihave to explain that the accounts
rendered were a conscicutions statement-
what I considered to be _ by reference at the time to the Books in the Leasury.
, and after consulting with Asst Commst Ben? Lettresurier then Auditor General here _ the probable balances
T
«
xvailable to the service of the gears 1887 and 1880
and I have to regret that
· my
anxiety, to comply
B. 4
with any instructions should have led to any misconceptions, and that it should have iscaped notice that this statement of probable balances was accompanied by a paragraph contained in the letter transmitting it, of herein I conveyed that " unable from the consatisfactory state in which I has found the Treasury to vouch for he accuracy of my Irequested a copy of my letter and statement might be forwarded to Somerset House that " my " any deductions might be treted by the " Commissioners of Audit " _ a plan Imyself adopted - when Ireceived from the C. Macaulay secretary
to the Commissioners of
Calculations"
phacaulaypletter Andit _ "The courteous iciter of which Senchore
-copy for the permeal of fir.&. 13. Lytton
02000 ain from that document,
912, of the inclosures
1
are heavier's letter Jan : 18567
that he
may
B.
as well as from the Letters of theert Rest Int
• Rennie's letter Gen? Detresurier and Auditor General Rennie
Jan: 18317
.
- doted respectively 12th and 13th of the provenc
present Month