CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 570

the #xed Establishments

of the bicomp-in such a sences as to preclude the Members of Councils from woking on each and every item of Expenditure connected with them, ) - it is the wish of this bouncil that the point thus in question be submitted to the decision

of the Right

Stonorable

The Secretary of State.

(true Extract)

durlastro

"

for the Clerk of Councils

12

Du dương trong

2nd

I. Merivale

、

566

As the principle involved in the subject of this despatch is very important, I

I have made some little research into

precedents and will trauble you with rather

a

fuller minute than Ishared otherwise, have thought necessary.

When it appeared last year

That

Lii John Rowring did not understand

it as incumbent on him to submit the

Annual estimates to the Legislative, formcil, he was instincted always to follow that Course. This instruction

was not

and

given without deliberation inquiry. By the minute on his despatch, 595, it mit be been that I

of

began by seeking the aid of M. Pavidner, Sir George Barrow and other gentlemen, un ttie Office Conversant with the practice Crown Colonies, and that having Ascertained, their trèves, Feubmitted the question to

you, and that after some further inquiry by yourself it was unanimously agreed to direct hir John Bowring

to submit his annual estimates

to

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