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CHAPTER IX.

§ I. Requsitions from Colonies.

Requisitions from the Colonies for stores made direct to the Crown Agents, by er Colonial Officer, if the expenditure duly sanctioned by law or ordinance, evious instructions from the Secretary Every requisition should bear a to the authority for the expenditure.

In the event of there being no such : as above mentioned, the requisition transmitted to the Secretary of State in instance, in duplicate, and not to the

gents.

In the latter case it is necessary that the

ons should be accompanied with all the ions necessary for the guidance of His 5 Government in determining whether uld or should not be complied with.

Requisitions should in no case be made or through local merchants, upon firms ountry, although the names of the firms oods have given most satisfaction may ioned in the body of the requisition,

that if the Secretary of State should 80 hey may be asked to tender, through the gents, for a further supply of the same

The list containing the specific articles

must be attested by the Governor.

No requisition must be made to replace

spoilt or worn out until a Board of consisting of not less than three Public of whom the Colonial Secretary should al be President, has been held upon the A certificate of the Board, stating that cles in question are unserviceable and to be replaced, must accompany the

on.

The Officer at the head of the depart- ust be debited with the unserviceable or the Board of Survey must give

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directions for having them sold by public auction, whenever the quantity accumulated shall render such sale expedient.

279. Every Board of Survey must furnish the Governor with a Report of their pro- ceedings.

280. They are also required to consider and report to the Governor the propriety of every requisition for articles to be supplied for the public service, taking care that no article is demanded which is not absolutely necessary.

281. Governors are expected to revise the requisitions and the Reports of the Boards, and to direct the Boards to reconsider their reports should it be necessary; and to forward them to the Secretary of State with their own observa- tions.

282. In any case in which a Colony, not habitually employing the Crown Agents, makes a remittance to them of funds (in whatever manner or for whatever purpose), the Governor is to forward to the Secretary of State by the same mail the particulars of such remittance.

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