CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5]

PAYMENTS

PAYMENTS of an unusual or special Description, and Payments on Services amounting to £200, incurred without previous authority from Her Majesty's Secretary of State, for the Quarter ended

31 March, 1872-

Description of Service. Amount. To whom paid. Date of authority from the Governor. Date and description of the authority or instruction (if any) from Her Majesty's Government in England, in consequence of which the payment was made, Date of the Governor's Despatch to Her Majesty's Government in England respecting the transaction, in cases where no previous authority may have been received. Column for Remarks in any particular case, and for the statement of any special circumstances. His Excellency C.S.O. £1050 7s 9d Sir Richard MacDonnell 7. bbq. 494 Despatch No 981 of 9th April, 1872. valuation, for the Plated wave Glass test Government House & Furniture at Mountain Lodge. £504 13s 7d Amount paid according to the

Auditor General's Office, Hong Kong, 3rd May, 1872.

(True Copy)

(Signed) Cecil C. Smith,

Acting Auditor General,

Acting Colonial Secretary

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