CO129-139 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [8-12] — Page 404

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I notice in the items of the account contained in your despatch No. 793 that you charge against the special fund expenses incurred in the maintenance of the Colonial Vessels: considering that the sanction which my predecessor gave was to the purchase of these vessels, which were to be manned by the water police, and that their maintenance is not likely, under the circumstances of the population of the Colony, to be at any time other than a permanent charge on its expenditure, I cannot allow these expenses to be charged upon what is a merely temporary Revenue; I wish them to be estimated by your Council as part of the Ordinary Colonial Expenditure.

I am, however, willing to increase from $30,000 to $50,000 the contribution, which I have allowed in my despatch No. 165, from the Special Fund in aid of the general expenses of the Colonial Police.

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I observe that both the Appropriation Bills now under consideration have been framed on that assumption, I have to instruct you to submit free estimates to the Council on receipt of this despatch unless you have already done so on receipt of my dispatch No. 165 of the 8th of October. I notice in the items of the account contained in your despatch No. 793 that you charge against the special fund expenses incurred in the maintenance of the Colonial Vessels: considering that the sanction which my predecessor gave was to the purchase of these vessels, which were to be manned by the water police, and that their maintenance is not likely, under the circumstances of the population of the Colony, to be at any time other than a permanent charge on its expenditure, I cannot allow these expenses to be charged upon what is a merely temporary Revenue; I wish them to be estimated by your Council as part of the Ordinary Colonial Expenditure. I am, however, willing to increase from $30,000 to $50,000 the contribution, which I have allowed in my despatch No. 165, from the Special Fund in aid of the general expenses of the Colonial Police. Page 399

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Cobserve that both the Appropriation Bills now

Ander consideration have been

framed on that assumption,

I have max to instruct you

Revised

to submit free estimates to

the Council in the receipt of this despretan anless you have Dready done is on the recipt

my dispatch 20165 of thx of the 8th of October.

I notice in the items of the account

contained in your despatch n2 793 that you charge against the special fund sexpenses incurred in the maintenance

of the Colonial Vessels: considering that the Sanction which

ang

preaccessor, are was to the

purchase of these vessels, wanda- which were to be manned by

399

the water police, and that their maintenance is not likely

under the circumstances of the population of the Colong to

be at

ang.

time other than

a permanent charge on its Sxpenditure,

I cannot allow

these capense.

that thould be charged upon

what is a merely temporary Revenue; 4I wish them tobe Estimated tooted by your Council as part of the Ordinary. Colonial Bependiture,

I am however willing to increase from $30,000 to $.50000 the contribution, which I fi

allowed in

محمد

my despatch 2 c. 165, from the Special Fund in aid of the general expenses

of the Colonial Police. This

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