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And Appropriation Ordinance passed at the close of each Current Year.

The papers which accompanied your letter in original are herewith returned.

I have the honor to be, Your Obedient Servant,

with Mr Ellist. 18 Augt

The Budget, as it appears, I do curay for the Custom of voting £300 for a particular date. When on a portion of that spent in the Year, if a vote is taken, there remains an unexpended balance to be disposed of in succeeding years.

They hint that special Ordinances are unnecessary, & if they passed they should be framed in such a way as to render it necessary that the sums to be defrayed from year to year be borne on the annual Estimates. But Sir D&R objects to this as the Money would have to be revoked & the vote might not pass the Council.

I should have thought that a vote for money, to be raised under an Ordinance which had received the Royal Assent, could hardly be rejected under any circumstances.

Send copy of this letter to Keating for information, adding that the statement; Expenditure in excess of Estimates has been sent for explanation to the Governor as well as that part of the Audit office letter.

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And Appropriation Ordinance passed at the close of each Current Year. The papers which accompanied your letter in original are herewith returned. I have the honor to be, Your Obedient Servant, with Mr Ellist. 18 Augt The Budget, as it appears, I do curay for the Custom of voting £300 for a particular date. When on a portion of that spent in the Year, if a vote is taken, there remains an unexpended balance to be disposed of in succeeding years. They hint that special Ordinances are unnecessary, & if they passed they should be framed in such a way as to render it necessary that the sums to be defrayed from year to year be borne on the annual Estimates. But Sir D&R objects to this as the Money would have to be revoked & the vote might not pass the Council. I should have thought that a vote for money, to be raised under an Ordinance which had received the Royal Assent, could hardly be rejected under any circumstances. Send copy of this letter to Keating for information, adding that the statement; Expenditure in excess of Estimates has been sent for explanation to the Governor as well as that part of the Audit office letter.
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And Appropriation Adinance

passed at the close

of each

Current

Gear.

The

papers which

accompanied Jover letter in

original are

herwith erturned.

I have the honor to be,

بزرگ

Jour Obedient Survant,

with

Mr Ellist. 18 Augt

The B'Judit, as it

appecass

E do

curay

для

the Custom of voting

быто

- Sccy

£300

for a particular dat When on a portion

that

spent in the

Zear

7

p

mns

of

If y

નો

vote is taken

In such.

there remains.

an

Q

caser

352

unexpended balance,

J

to be disposed of in succeeding geard.

They hint that special Ordnances

are

are

unnecessary, & if they passed they should be framed in such

way

as

to render it

necessary

that

the sums to be defrayed from year

Zear

foru

b

borne on the annual Estimates

HR

he

but Sir D&R objects to this as the

Money

would have to be revoled &

the vote might not pass the Council.

Ishould have thought haveven that

the adenoch vote for money, to be raised undon

is fermed

soffartend by

the

the author's of

an Ordinance which

Greg & had received the Rogal Assent, could

audit and.

by require hardly under

rejected

itself

the smal

vote to be

passed.

17

any

circumstances Le

Send copy of this letter to Keasing for

of

Consor adding that the statement;

Expenditure in excess of.

excess of Estimates has been

Sovernor

sent for explanation to the aging well as that part of the

ad

part of the Andet office letter

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