432
of State
Under Services. Exclusive of Etablishments
the changes Estimates of 1878
compared with the original
are an increa us of #2400
ander Education for grants-in-aid, $2000 under Stoppitals, $5000 vander Miscellaneon
as against reductions of $83700 under Police, #6300 under Gool, $45,000 undirg Fathic Works -
is the total estimated expenditure is some $62,000 lear than that incinded
in the 1870 Extimates
The only
iten.
on this expenditure
which appears to tre to call for remark is
as to the Harbor Master's Office - For this
$$ 30000 was voted in 1872 $15000 was voted
in Sis
semestation 1873 but an answer to exp
in in
A. Kennedy said (een (73) that
(5629) /73) that this was selger
plote, that the new ofice would be completed_
$60000
that amini-
For the original Estimats of the
"I shot of it would go on the year 1879.
kaching In the 8th enclosure both in despatch Which has special reference to Public Works, it-
-ean that it was expected that the probable ussenditure during 1873 on this Office would be $32000; tyet on the letimates for:87, $200
is solid as a Baiance, &$5,000 for a Starter Martens Office & tilberde
B
With the
MINUTE
PAPER.
caception of asking explanation
this point, I think the Secretary of Leate should sanction the betimates for 1874, expressing fis satisfaction. at the present state of the finances, & partienbadly with reference to ti cxccomet- of the crime of the Colony which has enabled_ him to effect such considerable reductions in the expenditure on
Police &Gads
There is however one point that remires
notice, this is with respect to the present- balances & Lord Kimberley's instinctions of Cases-
The practice has as
A gule porevailed.
year.
in
exceer
A
in Hongtons of considering that the status of Assets over Liabilities
in the of the year was available for appropriation together with the growing Revenue, sin conformity with this practice Fir. S. Kennedy last year proposed a
A.
draft on balances to the extent of #46000. it was with reference to this proposal that hord Kimberley directed that a balance of $50,000 of really available Assets should be left untouched.