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December
of preparation during the month of
In December 1862, the Governor desired to know whether
the total expenditure for the year would exceed the expenditure contemplated when the original Estimates were framed, and that the auditor replied that they would not; but that he
afterwards explained that, when he made this
reply, he had omitted to take into consideration
The expenditure of the Agents General, whose
difficulty he has in forming estimates.
347 the Supplementary Estimates for the year
before the accounts for the year are completed, and the Governor
in the 148th paragraph of his despatch of 28th January
1863, asks if he is permitted to pass
a Supplementary Ordinance "immediately after the
conclusion of the year, instead of in the month
of December. Upon which we have to report
that the latest accounts for the year have not at
that time been received: These accounts having, however,
been shortly afterwards received, the expenditure
had not at that time been included in
and it appears that there was an excess of
the Supplementary Estimate £12,300: 13/ over
the original estimates. $59,041
The Merchants in making this explanation
point out to the Governor the "very great difficulty
both for the reasons expressed by the auditor,
and also with the view of avoiding errors
which might arise in consequence of preparing
the Supplementary Estimates before the Accounts
of the Agents General for the year have been
received, We are of opinion that the
Supplementary Estimate Ordinance should not be