1 Though it is, I fear, impossible to regulate the Expenditure of this Colony exactly by the Estimates, the error, as You are aware, has been rectified, by which owing to some misunderstanding of Instructions unexpended Balances of previous year were held available without Authority-
2. I should hope that notwithstanding the Confusion in which Mr Rienaecher left the affairs of the Colonial treasury You will have no difficulty in finding either there or in the Audit office the previous Authorities and Warrants now reported wanting.
3. The Expenditure on glass and marble fittings for Government House, should, it seems, have gone through the Colonial Office and the Agent General- I presume the Surveyor General was ignorant of the regulation on this head.
4. As regards the salary of Private Secretary my recollection runs that His Excellency Sir John Bowring on the point being brought to his notice by the Colonial Treasurer, gave that Officer written instructions to pay this salary to himself or order. You will of course find such instructions registered in your office.
F: I am not aware whether an Answer is sent to Sir Edward Lytton's Despatch just now, I will write to ascertain before a reply is sent.
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1 Though it is, I fear, impossible regulate the Expencilure of this Colony
exackty by the Estimates, the error, as
You
are aware),
has been rectified, by which
owing to some misunderstanding of
Instructions unexpended Balances of
sucre
previves year freak Authority-
hold available without
2. I should hope that not withstanding,
the Con
Con fusion
in which Mr Rienaecher
left the affains of the Colonial treasury
You
will
have no difficulty in finding
either there
or in the Audit
the previons Authorities and
Warrants now
office
Covering
reported wanting
a
3. The Sxpenditure on glass
and
marble fittings for Government House,
should, it seems, have
Colonial Office
· gone through the
and the Agent General-
I presume the Surveyor General unsignorant
of the regulation on this head. _
4. As regards
1
the serlary of Private
Secretary my recollection runs that Hear Excellency Sir Sohn Bowring on the
-point being brought to his noten by the Colonial Treasurer, gove
that Officer
written instructions to pay this salary
to himself
or order. You will of course
find such instructions registered in your
0190
office
F: I am not aware
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will
write asvertain before
e just now,
lent
an Answer is sent
to Sir Edward Lytton's Deepatit
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