CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5] — Page 75

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Form of Estimate which I had transmitted

for Your Lordship's approval.

2.

Therefore it is scarcely necessary to discuss that

point as it would be so

obvioscoly a dis-improverment.

I

am much

gratified at

A.

In

respect to the Summary

finding that the changes which I ventured

to recommend, are

regarded

d as improvements

and would gladly accept Mr. Rennie's further suggestions if I found them in

harmony with the objects of my own

proposale

3.

I

fear however that Mr. Rennie's idea of merely adding a lump Sum from the Civil List at the foot of each

Departmental total would quite shut

out the main object of my intended reform,

as it would not give at a glance the total

all sources on each item.

expenditure from

given in pages to and 31 to which Mr Rennie

takes exception on the

nd that the

ground

information may be gleaned elsewhere in the estimate, the reason given for omitting

that return is in my opinion wholly

insufficient, because

place in a

was to

my great object simple form before the reader

the information which formerly it would

have cost him much time and trouble to

in an

Collate and procure for himself. It is

therefore still so desirable to give, in

Concise and generol table, the several and aggregate charges of the various departments

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