CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 268

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quidance) in connection with the regular preparation of the Returns and requisitions which you were ordered to fill up for the better elucidation of the expenditure suggested for each ensuing month. The charges you are faced with are wilful and habitual disobedience of orders.

Firstly, you are charged with neglecting, despite repeated warnings, to send in the monthly returns showing the state of the Public works then in hand - with dates of authority for same - Commencement of said works - previous expenditure thereon, balance remaining, such items being necessary to keep the Executive abreast of the information needed for the due control of Public Expenditure and husbanding of the resources of the Colony.

Secondly - Hoi Enelloway charges you with frequent unauthorised expenditure of Public money, which may necessarily follow from, if it be not practically comprised in, that which supposes you to have neglected obtaining timely sanction for the expenditure suggested for each ensuing month, because on the approval of these requisitions the passing of your accounts by the Auditor General mainly depends.

Fourthly, You are charged.

6.

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236 quidance) in connection with the regular preparation of the Returns and requisitions which you were ordered to fill up for the better elucidation of the expenditure suggested for each ensuing month. The charges you are faced with are wilful and habitual disobedience of orders. Firstly, you are charged with neglecting, despite repeated warnings, to send in the monthly returns showing the state of the Public works then in hand - with dates of authority for same - Commencement of said works - previous expenditure thereon, balance remaining, such items being necessary to keep the Executive abreast of the information needed for the due control of Public Expenditure and husbanding of the resources of the Colony. Secondly - Hoi Enelloway charges you with frequent unauthorised expenditure of Public money, which may necessarily follow from, if it be not practically comprised in, that which supposes you to have neglected obtaining timely sanction for the expenditure suggested for each ensuing month, because on the approval of these requisitions the passing of your accounts by the Auditor General mainly depends. Fourthly, You are charged. 6.
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236 quidance) in comection with the meuch- regular preparation of the Fernus and requisitions which you were ordered to fill up for the better elucidation of the expenditure suggested for each ensuing Indly The charges you with wilful and habitual disobedience of orders neglecting, despite of repeated warnings, to send in the monthly returns showing the state of the Public works then in hand-with dates of authority for same - Commencement of said works- previous expenditure yo yo all thereon, balance remaining such items being necessary to keep the Executive abreast of the information needed for the due control of Public Expenditure and husbanding of the the AC SOU VOCI Colony, ک Wherdly - Hoi Enellowey charges you with frequent with frequent unauthorised; expenditure of Public charge, which may meny be sud necesarity to follow from, if it be arots actically comprised in that which suppeses to have neglected obtaining tunely sanction for the expenditure suggested for each ensuing mouth, you because on the approval of these requisitions the passing of your accounts by the Auditor General mainly depends. Fourthly Yorar 6. charged.
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quidance) in comection with the

meuch-

regular preparation of the Fernus and requisitions which you were ordered to fill up for the better elucidation of the expenditure suggested for each ensuing Indly The charges you

with wilful and habitual disobedience of orders

neglecting, despite of repeated warnings, to send in the monthly returns showing the state of the Public works then in hand-with

dates of authority for

same - Commencement

of said works- previous expenditure

yo yo all

thereon, balance remaining such items being necessary to keep the Executive abreast

of

the

information needed for the due

control of

Public Expenditure and

husbanding of

the

the

AC SOU VOCI

Colony,

ک

Wherdly - Hoi Enellowey

charges you with frequent

with frequent unauthorised;

expenditure of Public charge, which

may

meny

be sud necesarity

to follow from, if it be arots actically comprised in that which suppeses

to have neglected obtaining tunely sanction for the expenditure suggested for each ensuing mouth,

you

because on the

approval of these requisitions the passing of your

accounts

by

the Auditor General

mainly depends.

Fourthly Yorar

6.

charged.

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