CO129-023 - Sir John Davis - 1848 [1-3] — Page 153

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Court House,

and that the Government House is not yet begun, I think

we

ought not to restrict the expenditure

under this head - for the year ending

31 March 1849 to

150

I say the business - it is not

the whole, for

a sufficient

sum must be added to it, to

220

that actually laid out

in

1847; and

I would allow £20,000 for the purpose.

This, there is a

reason to believe from

the returns of former years,

much

as

can be expended in

one

year,

under

no alteration here £20,000, is the sum

assumed in

my Original Estimate of this Item

the supervision of the present Establishment-

We have the

expenditure of

total £

Instead of

38,910

£58,900 (1,000,000) to provide £59,910 (20,000

38,900

58,900

for, while the Colonial ways and means meet it, to the extent of £44,228

The difference,

the basis

of

or

2257

58,910

of Expenditure

set against £44,228 of Colonial

ways and means,

£14,675 having to be my original Estimate

the Parliamentary Vote.

to

make

a

safe and

standing

balance;

What the amount

of

this

balance should be is

a

question for the Departments

of War and of Foreign Affairs,

and that of Colonies. The balance sheet at present before indicates an actual Treasury

balance, varying during

the

years

from about £8010 to £3000, fortified,

however, by

a

credit on the Commissariat

Chest to the amount

of

£30,000 notes

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Court House, and that the Government House is not yet begun, I think we ought not to restrict the expenditure under this head - for the year ending 31 March 1849 to 150 I say the business - it is not the whole, for a sufficient sum must be added to it, to 220 that actually laid out in 1847; and I would allow £20,000 for the purpose. This, there is a reason to believe from the returns of former years, much as can be expended in one year, under no alteration here £20,000, is the sum assumed in my Original Estimate of this Item the supervision of the present Establishment- We have the expenditure of total £ Instead of 38,910 £58,900 (1,000,000) to provide £59,910 (20,000 38,900 58,900 for, while the Colonial ways and means meet it, to the extent of £44,228 The difference, the basis of or 2257 58,910 of Expenditure set against £44,228 of Colonial ways and means, £14,675 having to be my original Estimate the Parliamentary Vote. to make a safe and standing balance; What the amount of this balance should be is a question for the Departments of War and of Foreign Affairs, and that of Colonies. The balance sheet at present before indicates an actual Treasury balance, varying during the years from about £8010 to £3000, fortified, however, by a credit on the Commissariat Chest to the amount of £30,000 notes
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Court House, and that the Government House is not get begun, I think we ought not to restrict the exxpenditure cruder this head - for the year ending 150 I say the buss- it is not the whole, for eufficient sum must be added to it, to_ 31 - March 1849 to to small a Serm. 220 that actically laid out 1847; and I would allow £20,000 for the purpose. This, there is a reason to believe from the returns of former gears, C mucch as Cau be expended in one year, under no alteration here £20,000, is the sum assumed in my Original Estimate of this Item the supervision of the present Establishment- We have thes - penditure of total Ey Instead of 38.910 £58.900 (1000000) to provide £59.910 ( 20.000 38.900 58.900 for, while the Colonial ways and means meet it, to the extent of £44, 22 The difference, the basis of or 2257 58.910 of Expenditure بية set aganist £44, 228 of Colonial ways and means, £114, 675 having to be my original Estia the Parliamentary Vole. zmato make d safe ande ando work working standing balance; What the uncount amount of thes batunce should be is DAY much. a question for the Departments of War und of Foreign Affairs, at s for that of Colonies. Thre balance sheet at present before indicates an actual Treasury balunce, varying during the years from about £8010 to £3000, fortified, however, by At credit on the Commuiisariat Chest to the auroint of £ 300 Omotes The
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Court House,

and that the Government House is not get begun, I think

we

ought not to restrict the exxpenditure

cruder

this head - for the year ending

150

I say the buss- it is not

the whole, for

eufficient

sum must be added to it, to_

31 - March 1849 to to

small

a

Serm.

220

that actically laid out

1847; and

I would allow £20,000 for the purpose.

This, there is a

reason to believe from

the returns of former gears,

C

mucch

as

Cau

be expended in

one

year,

under

no alteration here £20,000, is the sum

assumed in

my Original Estimate of this Item

the supervision of the present Establishment-

We have thes

- penditure of

total Ey

Instead of

38.910

£58.900 (1000000) to provide £59.910 ( 20.000

38.900

58.900

for, while the Colonial ways and means meet it, to the extent of £44, 22

The difference,

the basis

of

or

2257

58.910

of Expenditure

بية

set aganist £44, 228 of Colonial

ways and means,

£114, 675 having to be my original Estia

the Parliamentary Vole.

zmato

make

d

safe ande

ando work

working

standing

balance;

What the uncount

amount of

thes

batunce should be is

DAY

much.

a

question for the Departments

of War und of Foreign Affairs,

at s

for that of Colonies. Thre balance sheet at present before indicates an actual Treasury

balunce, varying during

the

years

from about £8010 to £3000, fortified,

however, by

At

credit on the Commuiisariat

Chest to the auroint

of

£ 300 Omotes

The

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