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time for them to obtain your written sanction, but as it will be for their interest to obtain your sanction with the least possible delay, I do not anticipate that any temporary disallowances of this sort will be attended with inconvenience, and none will be expected as now to submit to the final approval of the Secretary of State any miscellaneous expenditure of an unusual character which you may on occasion sanction.

I wish indeed the existing system, which has been found most satisfactory, to be closely adhered to as possible; and I see no reason why, in all such cases, a period should not elapse during which such unauthorised items should be considered "in suspense". At all events, the Consuls must not, any more than they do at present, incur any extraordinary expense without your previous sanction;

and

Nevertheless, if after a certain experience you should be of opinion that, consistently with the same efficiency

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173 Land. ward time for them to obtain your written sanction, but as it will be for their interest to obtain your sanction with the least possible delay, I do not anticipate that any temporary disallowances of this sort will be attended with inconvenience, and none will be expected as now to submit to the final approval of the Secretary of State any miscellaneous expenditure of an unusual character which you may on occasion sanction. I wish indeed the existing system, which has been found most satisfactory, to be closely adhered to as possible; and I see no reason why, in all such cases, a period should not elapse during which such unauthorised items should be considered "in suspense". At all events, the Consuls must not, any more than they do at present, incur any extraordinary expense without your previous sanction; and Nevertheless, if after a certain experience you should be of opinion that, consistently with the same efficiency
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173

Land.

ward

time for them to Ottain your wrivion sanction, but as it will be for their

interest to oftain your

Lanction with

* the least popible delay, I do not

anticipate that

any

temporary

dissallowances of this sort will be

attended with inconvenience,

and

and

yone will be expected as nov

to submit to the final approval of

the Secretary of state any miscellanes of

exchenditure of

چی

you may

an

unusual characters

Lee occasion to sanction

I wish indeed the existing system,

shi have been found most satisfactory,

the Colonial Auditor will be instructed

to allow a reasonable

to be sus

closely adhered to as hopible;

and I see ho

in all such cases period to clapse, during th: such unauthorised items should be considere "in suspense. At all events the consuls

must not any more than they do at

present incur any

extraordinary

Sehause without your previous sanction;

und

reason

why, except in

regard to the particular duties wor

delegated to the Colonial auditor,

it should not he do

-

Nevertheless if after a cartoon

exherience you should be of strinion

that, consistently with the same

Huietness

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