CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7] — Page 330

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for deviating some either way eby omission or addition, from Estimates involving an expenditure of nearly a million of dollars when the Estimates are prepared five or six months before the year to which they apply. To avoid this it would be necessary for the mere human agency of the Government to accompany it each time that unforeseen events rendered some unestimated expenditure necessary. I fear, therefore, that the effort to carry out a useful principle to such an extent would defeat itself, tire unlife trust itself, and I see no clear necessity for a change be proved that the practice of acquire a control over events in this Colony in the future which is not possible, and even though the Original Estimates might be only slightly deranged or the fresh expenditure incurred or to be incurred small, still on principle it would be incumbent on the Government to prepare a fresh Supplementary Estimate and a fresh series of returns to be altered.

respect may not I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant R. kind havens MacDonnell Governor

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327 for deviating some either way eby omission or addition, from Estimates involving an expenditure of nearly a million of dollars when the Estimates are prepared five or six months before the year to which they apply. To avoid this it would be necessary for the mere human agency of the Government to accompany it each time that unforeseen events rendered some unestimated expenditure necessary. I fear, therefore, that the effort to carry out a useful principle to such an extent would defeat itself, tire unlife trust itself, and I see no clear necessity for a change be proved that the practice of acquire a control over events in this Colony in the future which is not possible, and even though the Original Estimates might be only slightly deranged or the fresh expenditure incurred or to be incurred small, still on principle it would be incumbent on the Government to prepare a fresh Supplementary Estimate and a fresh series of returns to be altered. respect may not I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant R. kind havens MacDonnell Governor Page 330 Page 331

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327 for deviating some either way eby oncission or addition, from Estimates نه involving an expenditure of nearly million of dollars when the Estimates are prepared five or six monetwo before the year to which they apply. To avoid this it would be necessarif for the mere human agency of the Government to accompany it each time that unforsen events rendered some mestimated expenditive necessary . I fear, therefore, that the effort to carry out a useful principle to such an extent would defeat itself, tired unlife trust نه itself, and I clear necefeity for a change be proved that the practice of acquire a control over events in the this Colony in shat future which is not possible, and even though the Original Estimates might be only slightly deranged expenditure incurred or might be or the frosh to be incurred small, still on principle very it would be incumbent an The Government to prepare a fresh Supplementary Estimate and a fresh series of returns to be altered. respect may not I have the hover to be, My Lord, Your Lordship' most obidin't humble sewant Rind havns Mandonnell Каши Governor Page 330Page 331

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327

for deviating

some

either

way

eby

oncission or addition, from Estimates

نه

involving an expenditure of nearly million of dollars when the Estimates are prepared five or six monetwo before the year to which they apply. To avoid

this it would be necessarif for the mere

human

agency

of the Government to

accompany it each time that unforsen

events rendered some mestimated

expenditive necessary

. I fear, therefore, that the effort to

carry out a useful principle to such an extent would defeat itself, tired unlife

trust

نه

itself, and I

clear necefeity for a

change be proved that the practice of

acquire

a control

over

events in the

this Colony in

shat

future which is not possible, and even though the Original Estimates might be

only slightly deranged

expenditure incurred or

might be

or the frosh

to be incurred

small, still on principle

very it would be incumbent

The Government

to prepare a fresh Supplementary Estimate and a fresh series of returns to

be altered.

respect may

not

I have the hover to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship' most obidin't

humble sewant

Rind havns Mandonnell

Каши

Governor

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