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(which are framed in accordance with the instruction of Her Majesty's Treasury) in that they mix up the Establishments of the several Departments with the services exclusive of Establishment. It is almost immaterial which arrangement is adopted, whether the expenditure is first of all classed (as at the Straits) according to Services and afterwards re-classed in the "final Summary" according to Departments, or whether (as at Hongkong) it is first of all arranged according to Departments and afterwards reclassed according to Services.

This "Miscellaneous Services" system has not been carried out consistently. "Works & Buildings" and "Roads, Streets & Bridges" ought (according to the system) to be placed under the head "Surveyor General" and among "Furniture for Government House" should go to "Librarian" should go to Education, and (in my opinion) "Lighting Streets Lamps" should go to Police.

Sie Morghong Estimates

To "Governor", "Allowance, Estimates, pages 20-31. The Straits Summary 1869 was not finished in time to be printed with the rest of the Estimates.

On the whole I prefer the Straits arrangement for a small Colony.

The Departmental system is better adapted to countries like England where the Admiralty, War Office, Treasury are quasi-independent powers.

As to what Sir R. MacDonnell states in paragraph 41 of his financial statement, to the effect that under his system the supplementary Supply Ordinances will not need to be for so large an amount as would be necessary under the old, I have to state that it will entirely depend upon circumstances whether this is so or not, and that as a general rule the actual...

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597 (which are framed in accordance with the instruction of Her Majesty's Treasury) in that they mix up the Establishments of the several Departments with the services exclusive of Establishment. It is almost immaterial which arrangement is adopted, whether the expenditure is first of all classed (as at the Straits) according to Services and afterwards re-classed in the "final Summary" according to Departments, or whether (as at Hongkong) it is first of all arranged according to Departments and afterwards reclassed according to Services. This "Miscellaneous Services" system has not been carried out consistently. "Works & Buildings" and "Roads, Streets & Bridges" ought (according to the system) to be placed under the head "Surveyor General" and among "Furniture for Government House" should go to "Librarian" should go to Education, and (in my opinion) "Lighting Streets Lamps" should go to Police. Sie Morghong Estimates To "Governor", "Allowance, Estimates, pages 20-31. The Straits Summary 1869 was not finished in time to be printed with the rest of the Estimates. On the whole I prefer the Straits arrangement for a small Colony. The Departmental system is better adapted to countries like England where the Admiralty, War Office, Treasury are quasi-independent powers. As to what Sir R. MacDonnell states in paragraph 41 of his financial statement, to the effect that under his system the supplementary Supply Ordinances will not need to be for so large an amount as would be necessary under the old, I have to state that it will entirely depend upon circumstances whether this is so or not, and that as a general rule the actual...
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597

(which

are

framed

in accordance with the

nistruction of the Majesty' - Treasury)

in

that they

mix up the Establishments of the several Department with the services

exclusive of Establishment. It is almost

immaterial which

arrangement

#

to

dopted, whicker the expenditure is first of all clased (as at the Straits) I according

to Services and afterward- reclosed in the "final Summary • — according to Departments, or whether (as at longtrong) it is first of all arranged according to Departments and

*

This

Miscellanions Services

system has not been carried out consistently. "Thow "Watts & Buildings" and "Reads, Streets & Bridges" ought (according to the system) to be placed under the tead. "Surveyor General and among Furniture for Government Wame "should", go to Librarian" should go to Education, and (in my opinion) "Lighting Streets Lamps" should go to Police

# Sie Morghong Estimates,

to "Gonnor". "Allowance,

Estimates, pages 20-31. The Straits Summary 1869 was not fimetred in time to be printed with the rest of the Estimatio.

afterwards reclassed according

to Services.

On the whole I prefer the Invis imption

for

a

small Colomy.

system

Colony. The Departmental

is better adopted to countries

like England where the Admirally, War ffice," "Treasmny 15 15 are

powers.

b.

quasi-independent

As to what Sie R. Mac Dameel

states in paragraph 41 of his financial statement, to the effect that under his

system the supplementary supply Ordinances will not need to be tation

for wo large

amennt

as would lo necessary under the old. I have to state 10t that it will entirely depend upon circumstances whether this

and that

a

A.

or not,

:general rule the actual

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