CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10] — Page 151

particular Expenditure on the part balances,

and, though it is incitable (anday the presse

system

Sgation of constantly taking small supplementary Votes & binding them up into an Orctinence

Expenditure

after the year has closed) that come comes to be sanctioned without provision

the matter of Ways & Means being made for

it, & that there

may

thas arise a

on the year, it would be

deficit

it would be very dangerms

Sometimes if the Governor went on Krokiyear to the extent of $100,000-

doing this

Howeve

Thave no doubt that this appearance is Exaggerated, as there must have been saving in trang other items of Extimata, &I gather From Inc. 125 that the Revenue will be Sound Whave exceeded the latimate: I

was no

have also been carefully through the despatches of thigear to see what expenditure has been sanctioned for which there provizin in the beinnates; from the Schedule which Jannex, which includes the passager of the new Police as payable in 1871, but included by General Whitfeill in the botimates for 1891, I can from little idea how the $100,000 has bear calculated.

that the Japs: timates for 1871 hould be prepared

wald

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I would suffect that Sir R. MacDonelle Should be told that the Governor has no power ( as Gen = W. appears to think) of Charping ex- penditure

in surplus balances without special sanction ; & that the Secreting off leve will be averse to allowing the deficit of a year being provided for in this year unters there were extraordinary causes to account for the deficit, that if the

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te proport Reficit for 1871 should really be $97,000 soon as possible arthose returns would appear to sheur

was capected, the Governor mast bake. care to reduce the expenditure of 1872.

so as to recover part of it: Hastly that the

getion, should be made out as accurately. as possible.

in the same form as

as 137, & that for this purpose the corresponding for. in use in the Straits Settlements should be sent for the Gort information.

Intende

IRM 20/19/71

Jou with see that Mr. Round

for your fully aut there Climates.

satisfactory

Rasult in sal

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thens