Some experience dictates the necessity of advances on Imprest to the Honourable Governor and he has expressed to me his firm conviction that the Government works now in progress, and which it is of so much importance to carry out without loss of time, would be seriously delayed, and in some instances that even the contracts which have been entered into would be violated and thrown up altogether, unless the system of advancing money on Imprest be continued in its full extent as at present understood.
If the Paymaster General had a strong motive to which he might at once remove the whole amount of any vote which has already been passed for the construction of works which it may take a year to complete, it might be a different thing; even then however, it would be necessary to take very large securities from him for the due appropriation of the Government money so entrusted to him.
But I do not perceive that the Government runs any pecuniary risk by continuing its present system, because no money is ever advanced to the Paymaster General on Imprest, until the necessary requisitions and vouchers have been examined by me, and have been approved by the Colonial Secretary. When this form has been gone through the Paymaster General presents his requisition for an advance on account of a warrant which has been duly granted by Your Excellency, and further gives the Colonial Treasurer a receipt for the amount with an undertaking annexed that the sum shall be duly accounted for by him.
If Captain and Lieutenant Police be not relieved from the strain for 3 months Imprest, the wages of their Police force ...
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experience dictates the necessity. of advances on
huprest to one howegor Goural and he has expressed to me his firm conviction that the Government works new in progress, and which it is of so much importance to carry out without loss of thise, would be seriously clelayed, and in some instances that even the contracts which have been entered into would be vitici lect
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and thrown up altogethen, unlife the system of advancing money Imprest be continued in its full extent 1 present unclerstood. If the showeyor General had a strong mult to which he might at once remove the whole amounit of any
1 of any theout which has
Jany been passed for the crushnichons of works which it may
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it would be necessary to take
very large securities from him for the due appropriation of the Government money,
so intrusted to him. But Scamot perceive that the Government runs any pecumary risk by continuing its present system, because,
10 money is ever advanced
to the howeyor General on Imprest, until - the nexepéry requisitions and vouchers howe
been examined by me, and have been approved by the Colonial Sectary - When thes form has been gone through the honeyor "Guaval preants his requisition for anachance on accanit of a navrent which has been chong grantul by Your Groottency, and further gives the Colonial cheanne a receipt for the concount withen undertaking
Treasurer
annexed that the
sunne shalt be cluby cecounted for by him
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Canie and Leut Pololu be not alleived le straw thun fubt 3months Imprest, the wages of then Police
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