CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 230

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Certainly, it would be much better to have him make a separate report on each undertaking, however small, or at all events for every work of $50 and show the present state of each. There would not be more than a few additional hours of clerical labor requisite for such a report, and it would introduce light into details now kept in the dark as much as possible.

11. Not merely, however, does he endeavour, as I have said, to elude Government surveillance of the details of his expenditure, but he actually, as a general rule, incurred that expenditure, or a great part of it, at least during my absence, before receiving authority to do so by approval of his monthly requisition for expenditure contemplated in the following month. When I returned on the 8th December, I found he had not sent in his requisition for that month - and altogether I believe that in no one instance can it be proved that he obtained the consent of the Executive for the ensuing month's expenditure before the termination of the current month. Therefore, unless a Governor be prepared to shut his eyes to such extravagant and greatly unbusinesslike...

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II. 228 Certainly, it would be much better to have him make a separate report on each undertaking, however small, or at all events for every work of $50 and show the present state of each. There would not be more than a few additional hours of clerical labor requisite for such a report, and it would introduce light into details now kept in the dark as much as possible. 11. Not merely, however, does he endeavour, as I have said, to elude Government surveillance of the details of his expenditure, but he actually, as a general rule, incurred that expenditure, or a great part of it, at least during my absence, before receiving authority to do so by approval of his monthly requisition for expenditure contemplated in the following month. When I returned on the 8th December, I found he had not sent in his requisition for that month - and altogether I believe that in no one instance can it be proved that he obtained the consent of the Executive for the ensuing month's expenditure before the termination of the current month. Therefore, unless a Governor be prepared to shut his eyes to such extravagant and greatly unbusinesslike...
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II.

228

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same 20 undertaking. I veter

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Certainly.

it would be much better thave he

to make a

shonist be compelled & ma

miimiit

separati, klimait of wvery work however small or at all event in itap of $50 and time he shones present a separate Suport on each. There would not be more

than

few additional hours sícrical labor requisite für mouth for such Peport. and it would introduce light into

Kept in the dark, as

details now

minch

as

possible.

11.. Not merely, however, does he

endeavour, as

I have sais, to clude Government curveillance of the details of his rependiture, but he actually

general rule, incurred that

cullay or a

great fart of it. at least

during uns absence, before receiving

authority to do so

by approval of

his

monthly requisition for expenditure contemplated in the following month. When I returned on the 8th Decemkr

I found he has not sent in his requisition for that mouth - aus altogether I believe that in no one instance can it be proves that he oblained the Conscut of the bxecutive for the

ensuing month expenditure before the ŵrmination of the current month. Therefore miles a Foremo be prepared to shut si

eyes

ú such

istravagant and Grtly ung sluten

m

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