CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3] — Page 343

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a destitute persons and incurables making their way to the Hospital from Canton and elsewhere, if the testament and general management of the institution obtain, as I hope it will, a favourable and widely spread reputation.

I need only add, that vigilant supervision is intended to be maintained over the account and expenditure by Auditors appointed by Government, and who at present are the Registrar General for the time being, and the Superintendent of the Central Schools.

The Ordinance (No. 3 of 1870) under which the Committee is incorporated, seems to me to contain every useful and requisite power for facilitating the action of the Committee of Management, whilst equally useful powers for controlling and preventing abuses are reserved to the Executive.

Certainly, if the spirit, and business-like aptitude for conducting the undertaking, which has been hitherto exhibited by the Committee, be continued, it seems highly improbable that the intervention of Government will be needed for a long time. Nevertheless, the more continuous and frequent the supervision maintained by officers of the Government, whether daily or weekly or monthly, the more improbable...

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a destitute persons and incurables making their way to the Hospital from Canton and elsewhere, if the testament and general management of the institution obtain, as I hope it will, a favourable and widely spread reputation. I need only add, that vigilant supervision is intended to be maintained over the account and expenditure by Auditors appointed by Government, and who at present are the Registrar General for the time being, and the Superintendent of the Central Schools. The Ordinance (No. 3 of 1870) under which the Committee is incorporated, seems to me to contain every useful and requisite power for facilitating the action of the Committee of Management, whilst equally useful powers for controlling and preventing abuses are reserved to the Executive. Certainly, if the spirit, and business-like aptitude for conducting the undertaking, which has been hitherto exhibited by the Committee, be continued, it seems highly improbable that the intervention of Government will be needed for a long time. Nevertheless, the more continuous and frequent the supervision maintained by officers of the Government, whether daily or weekly or monthly, the more improbable...
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destitute persons and incurables making

to the Arpital from Canton

their

way

and chewhere, if the testiment and general management of the busliitution obtain, as I hope it will, a faonabli and

8.

widely spread reputation. -

I need only add, that vigilant Impervision is intended to be,mainlâmel over the account

and expenditure by Anditons appoints by Government, and who at present are the Registrar General for the time being, and the Superintendent of the Central Schools.

9.

The Rainance (N°3 & 1870) under which the Committee is

incorporated, seems to me to contain

-

$43

every useful and requisite power for facilitating the action of the Committe of Management, whilst equally useful -powers for controlling and preventing abuses are reserved to the Executive. _

1C. Certainly, if the

spirit, and business-like aptitude for Anducting the undertaking, which has been hitherto exhibited by the Committee, be continued, it secuus highly improbable that the interventen of baemment will be needed for

long time. Nevertheless, the more continuous and frequent the supervision maintained by officers of the Govemment, whether daily or weekly or monthly, the more improbab

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