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it would be advisable if possible to postpone any further payments on account of Watts until after that date.

The balance to the credit of the special fund is $221,733.02 and the Liabilities on account of the Watts detailed in this Memo: are $31,400.

Earl Granville mentions in his despatch that the Estimates should not include the proceeds of Gambling Licenses as "Actual Revenue" which may be appropriated to other objects, but I imagine these receipts should be shown in the Estimates, care being taken not to estimate for a greater expenditure against them than is properly chargeable within the meaning of his Lordship's instructions. Were this not done, I fear complication in the expenditure might occur and the Council would not, unless further Estimates as to the charges on the special fund were laid before them, have the means of judging what the contemplated expenditure actually amounted to. A separate account of the Fund would of course be kept, and the balance to the credit thereof struck off the available Assets at the end of the year.

I am about to send you the separate Report on the subject of the Estimates.

I have …

(signed) W. H. Rennie, Auditor General

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318 it would be advisable if possible to postpone any further payments on account of Watts until after that date. The balance to the credit of the special fund is $221,733.02 and the Liabilities on account of the Watts detailed in this Memo: are $31,400. Earl Granville mentions in his despatch that the Estimates should not include the proceeds of Gambling Licenses as "Actual Revenue" which may be appropriated to other objects, but I imagine these receipts should be shown in the Estimates, care being taken not to estimate for a greater expenditure against them than is properly chargeable within the meaning of his Lordship's instructions. Were this not done, I fear complication in the expenditure might occur and the Council would not, unless further Estimates as to the charges on the special fund were laid before them, have the means of judging what the contemplated expenditure actually amounted to. A separate account of the Fund would of course be kept, and the balance to the credit thereof struck off the available Assets at the end of the year. I am about to send you the separate Report on the subject of the Estimates. I have (signed) W. H. Rennie, Auditor General
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it would be advisable if posible to post-

prove any further payments

it till after that date.

on account of

The balance to the credit of the special fund is $221,733.02 and the Liabilities on

the kanthenay.

account of the Watts detailed in

Works this

Memo: are $31,400.

Earl Granville mentions in his despatch that the Estimates should not include

the proceeds of! Gambling Liners as "Actual

1" Revame which

may

["ocher object. " but I

be

appropriated to that these

Limagine

receifits should be shown in the blimatio

care

being taken not to estimate for a

greater expenditure

against

them than is

properly chargeable within the meaning of this Lordship's instructions. Were this not

30,

I fear complication in the expenditure

might

occur and the Concil would not;

unlife further Entimater

as to the changes

the special fund were laid before their,

have the

Me ANW

of judging what the

on certain services.

cartinplated expenditure

actually

amounted to. A separate account

of the Fund would of course be Refit, and) the balave to the credit there of struck off the

I available Apets at the and of the year.

I am abait to send you the separate

Report on the subject of the Estimatio.

I have No

(signed) W. Ot. Rennie, Auditor General)

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