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

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