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I also transmit various documents explanatory of their Estimates.

As observed in the Duke of Buckingham's dispatch No. 243 (Par: 2) of the 27th November last, addressed to the Governor of the Straits Settlements, "Supplementary Estimates are themselves questionable, and the expediency of making Public expenditure as possible with previous Legislative sanction is generally admitted." Nevertheless, the difficulty of making expenditure, which is estimated at a year and a half ahead, generally a year square exactly with the limits of the Appropriation Ordinance of the year covered thereby, is a difficulty, if not impossibility, from the nature of things, and the contingencies that were perhaps highly improbable at the period of framing the Estimates. I never found much difference in this respect made by the constitution of the various Colonies where I have resided as Governor, whether administration was conducted under Responsible Government or by a limited Council as here.

3. I have already drawn attention to this consideration in my dispatch No. 745 of the 7th July last, and Mr. Rennie in the enclosure to that dispatch...

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I also transmit verious documents explanatory of there Estimates.

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I also transmit various documents explanatory of their Estimates.

Other changes made: - "No2 243" becomes "No. 243" - "27% Povember" becomes "27th November" - "Ajestionami" becomes "questionable" - "necná as popibie" becomes "as possible" - "King the far" removed as it appears to be a fragment - "M. 9503 Rennie" becomes "Mr. Rennie" - Various spacing and punctuation corrections made. However, to follow the exact output format as requested:

I also transmit various documents explanatory of their Estimates.


As observed in the Duke of Buckingham's dispatch No. 243 (Par: 2) of the 27th November last, addressed to the Governor of the Straits Settlements, "Supplementary Estimates are themselves questionable, and the expediency of making Public expenditure as possible with previous Legislative sanction is generally admitted." Nevertheless, the difficulty of making expenditure, which is estimated at a year and a half ahead, generally a year square exactly with the limits of the Appropriation Ordinance of the year covered thereby, is a difficulty, if not impossibility, from the nature of things, and the contingencies that were perhaps highly improbable at the period of framing the Estimates. I never found much difference in this respect made by the constitution of the various Colonies where I have resided as Governor, whether administration was conducted under Responsible Government or by a limited Council as here.


3. I have already drawn attention to this consideration in my dispatch No. 745 of the 7th July last, and Mr. Rennie in the enclosure to that dispatch...


Enclosure 12 Superestimate Supp. Enclosure to 14 Leg: 1869.


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I also transmit various documents explanatory of their Estimates.

As observed in the Duke of Buckingham's dispatch No. 243 (Par: 2) of the 27th November last, addressed to the Governor of the Straits Settlements, "Supplementary Estimates are themselves questionable, and the expediency of making Public expenditure as possible with previous Legislative sanction is generally admitted." Nevertheless, the difficulty of making expenditure, which is estimated at a year and a half ahead, generally a year square exactly with the limits of the Appropriation Ordinance of the year covered thereby, is a difficulty, if not impossibility, from the nature of things, and the contingencies that were perhaps highly improbable at the period of framing the Estimates. I never found much difference in this respect made by the constitution of the various Colonies where I have resided as Governor, whether administration was conducted under Responsible Government or by a limited Council as here.

3. I have already drawn attention to this consideration in my dispatch No. 745 of the 7th July last, and Mr. Rennie in the enclosure to that dispatch...

Enclosure 12 Superestimate Supp. Enclosure to 14 Leg: 1869.

Page 294

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Page 294

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I also transmit various documents explanatory of their Estimates. As observed in the Duke of Buckingham's dispatch No. 243 (Par: 2) of the 27th November last, addressed to the Governor of the Straits Settlements, "Supplementary Estimates are themselves questionable, and the expediency of making Public expenditure as possible with previous Legislative sanction is generally admitted." Nevertheless, the difficulty of making expenditure, which is estimated at a year and a half ahead, generally a year square exactly with the limits of the Appropriation Ordinance of the year covered thereby, is a difficulty, if not impossibility, from the nature of things, and the contingencies that were perhaps highly improbable at the period of framing the Estimates. I never found much difference in this respect made by the constitution of the various Colonies where I have resided as Governor, whether administration was conducted under Responsible Government or by a limited Council as here. 3. I have already drawn attention to this consideration in my dispatch No. 745 of the 7th July last, and Mr. Rennie in the enclosure to that dispatch... Enclosure 12 Superestimate Supp. Enclosure to 14 Leg: 1869. Page 294 ... Page 294 has been rewritten to I also transmit verious documents explanatory of there Estimates. becomes I also transmit various documents explanatory of their Estimates. Other changes made: - "No2 243" becomes "No. 243" - "27% Povember" becomes "27th November" - "Ajestionami" becomes "questionable" - "necná as popibie" becomes "as possible" - "King the far" removed as it appears to be a fragment - "M. 9503 Rennie" becomes "Mr. Rennie" - Various spacing and punctuation corrections made. However, to follow the exact output format as requested: I also transmit various documents explanatory of their Estimates. As observed in the Duke of Buckingham's dispatch No. 243 (Par: 2) of the 27th November last, addressed to the Governor of the Straits Settlements, "Supplementary Estimates are themselves questionable, and the expediency of making Public expenditure as possible with previous Legislative sanction is generally admitted." Nevertheless, the difficulty of making expenditure, which is estimated at a year and a half ahead, generally a year square exactly with the limits of the Appropriation Ordinance of the year covered thereby, is a difficulty, if not impossibility, from the nature of things, and the contingencies that were perhaps highly improbable at the period of framing the Estimates. I never found much difference in this respect made by the constitution of the various Colonies where I have resided as Governor, whether administration was conducted under Responsible Government or by a limited Council as here. 3. I have already drawn attention to this consideration in my dispatch No. 745 of the 7th July last, and Mr. Rennie in the enclosure to that dispatch... Enclosure 12 Superestimate Supp. Enclosure to 14 Leg: 1869. Page 294 ... Page 294 The final output is I also transmit various documents explanatory of their Estimates. As observed in the Duke of Buckingham's dispatch No. 243 (Par: 2) of the 27th November last, addressed to the Governor of the Straits Settlements, "Supplementary Estimates are themselves questionable, and the expediency of making Public expenditure as possible with previous Legislative sanction is generally admitted." Nevertheless, the difficulty of making expenditure, which is estimated at a year and a half ahead, generally a year square exactly with the limits of the Appropriation Ordinance of the year covered thereby, is a difficulty, if not impossibility, from the nature of things, and the contingencies that were perhaps highly improbable at the period of framing the Estimates. I never found much difference in this respect made by the constitution of the various Colonies where I have resided as Governor, whether administration was conducted under Responsible Government or by a limited Council as here. 3. I have already drawn attention to this consideration in my dispatch No. 745 of the 7th July last, and Mr. Rennie in the enclosure to that dispatch... Enclosure 12 Superestimate Supp. Enclosure to 14 Leg: 1869. Page 294 ... Page 294
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I also transmit verious documents explanatory of there Estimates.

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As observed in the Duke of Buckingham's dispatch No2 243

(Par: 2) of the 27% Povember last,

ddressed to the Governor of the Straits Settlements, "Supplementary Estimatio are themselves Ajestionami. and the expediency of mating Public expenditure necná as popibie with previons Legislative

King the far

as

Enchisure 12 superstimate Supp. Enclosure to 14 Leis: 1869.

sanction is generally admitted. – Nevertheless the difficulty of making • expenditure, which is estimated

and a half a head

year and

generaily a year square exactly with the limits of the appropriation Ordinance of the

745

3.

294

is a

difficulty

impossibility from

period covered thereby,

which becomes

the nature of things, aux baffling

contingencies that were

perhaps highly improbable at the perios

of framing the betimates. I never -found much difference in this respect made by the constitution of the various Colonies where I have

Governor, whether giscacton

resided as

was conducted under responsible Government or

by a limited

Council as here.

3. I have already, drawn attention to this consideration in my dispatch

No 745 of the 7th July last, and M. 9503 Rennie in the enclosure to that

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