AnnualReport-1932

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ESTIMATES 1932.

6. The Estimates for the year were passed by the Legislature in Ordinance No. 31 of 1931, and received the approval of the Secretary of State in his telegram No. 4 of 7th January 1932, and covering authority in Colonial Office Despatch No. 48 of 15th February 1932.

SUPPLEMENTARY EXPENDITURE.

7. The Supplementary Expenditure for the year, shown as provisionally voted in the Appropriation Account, was duly submitted to the Finance Committee and passed by the Legislature.

With the exception of Items 152/167, which were forwarded for approval in the Governor's Despatch No. 322 of 2nd June 1933, all items of Supplementary Expenditure have received the approval of the Secretary of State.

SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE.

8. The Supplementary Appropriation Ordinance No. 11 of 1933 was passed by the Legislature on 15th June, 1933 and submitted to the Secretary of State in the Governor's Despatch No. 357 of the 20th June, 1933.

Liabilities.

STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES.

DEPOSITS.

(Paras. 11-14. 1931 Report).

9. The question of the reconciliation of these deposit figures, which as stated in paragraph 13 of the 1931 Report was first raised in January 1931, was finally settled in March of the current year.

In October 1932 approval was given for the writing off of a sum of $271.26 which was stated by the Treasurer to be the result of errors in Transfers in previous years.

In March of the current year a further discrepancy of $200 was brought to light due to a clerical error in the reconciliation statement compiled in October.