CO129-139 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [8-12] — Page 403

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by your Government, together

with the usual financial

returns accompanying such Appropriation Ordinances.

My despatch no 155

of 8 October will have informed you

that I am

"unable to sanction the principle of charging against the Special

Fund all Extra expenditure

incurred by the Colony.

on Police Education in excess

of a fixed normal standard;

and also that all expenditure

on Roads, Stations, Works, and

Telegraphs must be supplied from the account of that Fund.

As I had informed you in my despatch no 4 of

the 26th of March that the

objects to which these funds were to be appropriated had been clearly defined by

my predecessor, and that His Grace's instructions were not to be exceeded without further and special sanction"

and had further stated in despatch no 41/2 of the 1st of May that I should not express

any opinion on the subject of the gaming houses until I had received your reply to my despatch no 48, your assumption that I should sanction the principle which you had suggested with regard to the expenditure of that Fund

was unwarranted; and as

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by your Government, together with the usual financial returns accompanying such Appropriation Ordinances. My despatch no 155 of 8 October will have informed you that I am "unable to sanction the principle of charging against the Special Fund all Extra expenditure incurred by the Colony. on Police Education in excess of a fixed normal standard; and also that all expenditure on Roads, Stations, Works, and Telegraphs must be supplied from the account of that Fund. As I had informed you in my despatch no 4 of the 26th of March that the objects to which these funds were to be appropriated had been clearly defined by my predecessor, and that His Grace's instructions were not to be exceeded without further and special sanction" and had further stated in despatch no 41/2 of the 1st of May that I should not express any opinion on the subject of the gaming houses until I had received your reply to my despatch no 48, your assumption that I should sanction the principle which you had suggested with regard to the expenditure of that Fund was unwarranted; and as
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by your Government, together with the usual financial returns accompanying such Appropriation Ardinances. My despatch no 155 A of 8 October will haut Riformed you that I am " unable to sanction the principale of charging against the Special Fund all Eater expenditure. incurred by the Colony. Police Education in excess of a fixed normal standard; and also that all expediture Roads Stations Works and. Telegraphs must be supunged. from the account of that Sank. As I had informed you in my despatch x 4 of & 398 the 26th of March that the objects to which these funds were to be appropriated had been cleady defined by my predecessor, and that His Grace's instructions were not to be exceeded without farther and special sanction" 84 kry. and had farther stated in despatch n = 4/1⁄2 of the 1st of May that I should art capres any pinim on the subject of the gaming houses until I had received your reply to my despatch n=48", your assunfation that I should. Sanction the principle which you had suspected with regard to the capenditure of that fand was unwarranted; and as B
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by your Government, together

with the usual financial

returns accompanying such Appropriation Ardinances.

My despatch no 155

A

of 8 October will haut

Riformed you

that I am

" unable to sanction the principale of charging against the Special

Fund all Eater expenditure.

incurred by the Colony.

Police Education in excess

of a fixed normal standard;

and also that all expediture

Roads Stations Works and.

Telegraphs must be supunged. from the account of that Sank.

As I had informed you in my despatch x 4 of

&

398

the 26th of March that the

objects to which these funds were to be appropriated had been cleady defined by

my predecessor, and that His Grace's instructions were not to be exceeded without farther and special sanction"

84

kry.

and had farther stated in despatch n = 4/1⁄2 of the 1st of May that I should art capres

any pinim on the subject of the gaming houses until I had received your reply to my despatch n=48", your assunfation that I should. Sanction the principle which you had suspected with regard to the capenditure of that fand

was unwarranted; and as

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