CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 213

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14. condition of the Public Works at the end of Primary, for, however incredible it may appear after all that has passed, I have not yet received from him the return due for March.

15. The utility of those documents is at once apparent, especially the Form showing the progress of the various Public works on hand, the original Estimate for each, the expenditure to date, and the balance remaining. The latter had been ordered some two years previously - December 1869 - and on my departure from the Colony, Mr. Mooran appears to have at once dropped it. We have since endeavored to make out a plea that the return in question was intended solely for my personal information. There is, however, no foundation for such an assertion. Half a dozen similar returns in the Colony might be withheld on a like plea because nearly that number have been drafted by myself, or remodelled with a view to rendering them more simple and compendious. Were it not that the requisition for each ensuing month's expenditure must be produced before payments are passed by the Auditor,

16. The enclosed letter from the Colonial Secretary, written by order of The Lieutenant Governor last October, is a strong proof of the difficulty which the Executive had in extracting...

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14. condition of the Public Works at the end of Primary, for, however incredible it may appear after all that has passed, I have not yet received from him the return due for March. 15. The utility of those documents is at once apparent, especially the Form showing the progress of the various Public works on hand, the original Estimate for each, the expenditure to date, and the balance remaining. The latter had been ordered some two years previously - December 1869 - and on my departure from the Colony, Mr. Mooran appears to have at once dropped it. We have since endeavored to make out a plea that the return in question was intended solely for my personal information. There is, however, no foundation for such an assertion. Half a dozen similar returns in the Colony might be withheld on a like plea because nearly that number have been drafted by myself, or remodelled with a view to rendering them more simple and compendious. Were it not that the requisition for each ensuing month's expenditure must be produced before payments are passed by the Auditor, 16. The enclosed letter from the Colonial Secretary, written by order of The Lieutenant Governor last October, is a strong proof of the difficulty which the Executive had in extracting...
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14. condition of the Public Worses at the end of Pelmary, for, however incredible it mary appear after all that hav paford, Thave not yet et received from him the return due for March. 15. The utility of those documents is at once apparent, especially the Form progress of the sheering the varions Public works on hand the original Elimate for each the expenditure to Yo Yo Yo date the balance ren remaining The latter had been ordered some two years previously - December 1869 and my departure from the Colony Mr. Mooran appears to haves at once! dropped it. We has since endeavored to make out a plea that the return incomm No 3. 211 13- was intended solely for my personal information. There is hauer, not foundation for such the returns in the Colony might be withheld on a aw assertion. Half similar plea because nearly that number have been draught w by myself, or remodelled with a view to rendering them More. simple and compendions. Were it not that the requisition for each enoning monch's expenditure must be produced before payments are prased by the Auditor 16. The enclosed letter from the Colonial Secretary written by order of The Sieutenant Governor last October -string proof of the difficulty which the beecutive had in extracting is a
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14.

condition

of the Public Worses at the

end of Pelmary, for, however incredible

it

mary appear after all that hav paford, Thave not

yet

et received

from

him the return due for March.

15. The

utility of those documents

is at once apparent, especially the Form

progress of the

sheering

the

varions

Public works on hand the original

Elimate

for

each the

expenditure to

Yo Yo Yo

date the balance ren

remaining

The latter had been ordered some two years previously - December 1869 and my departure from the Colony Mr. Mooran appears to haves at once! dropped it. We has since endeavored to make out a plea that the return

incomm No 3.

211

13-

was intended solely for my personal

information. There is hauer, not foundation for such the returns in the Colony might be

withheld on a

aw

assertion. Half

similar plea because

nearly that number have been draught w

by myself, or remodelled with a view to rendering them

More.

simple and compendions. Were it not that the

requisition for each

enoning

monch's

expenditure must be produced before

payments are prased by the Auditor

16. The enclosed letter from the Colonial Secretary written by order of The Sieutenant Governor last October

-string proof of the difficulty which the beecutive had in extracting

is a

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