CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10] — Page 130

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

think this nee

mecentary

in Hongkong

Houshing where

the total expenditure is much less, tappeurs

alway.

to be carefully

Controlled and audited,

But the present system is defective

in principle; it is tone that there is no very Flagrant instance in these betimates, but it appeare

in the fact that an excess of $34000 in Provisions Medicines & other expenses of the Hospitals is covered

by a saving in the salaries of the Colonial Surger & his subordinates; it is alas accidental in its

origin, for, when fir th... obtained the concurrence. # 2: Ircesary to a simplification in the HK. form of the estimates by bringing the services

of Each Department more closely in connection with the salaries of its Establishments, it was Legiclatur not intended that the Control of the

should be lessened, ft. Governor's powers of capending

within a vote catended: as the betinatos

money

are hav

"" framed the gaolers salary might be inerand out of the vote for farmitions for prismert, the Dreamers out of "Revenue Services, the Starbor Taster's out of Repairt to Boats?, the Policemen's out of lothing for Police & fetite without the recessity of going

to the Lepilation Council for any new authority.

F. AR 8/12/7

For mende.

MINUTE PAPER.

in future

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Pround es proposed by for Round, requesting an explanation of Dr Sharp's non-payment of rent, and instructing Sir R. Macdonnell to separate the robo in each Department for Establishments; from Services exclusive from Establishment.

R$2

9/12/71

tune chance

I quite ague - The Interest on the Special never have affrand in the Rom

Rm 11/12

anout.

Kru 11/71

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