But the greatest part of the expenditure is under the headings Works & Building, + Roads Streets & Bridges: taking these 2 together, the original Estimates when charged with an expenditure of $150,000, the total actual Expenditure was $201,472; the new votes in the estimates amount to $71,492; $20,000 was apparently about $20,070 saved in some of the subvotes: of the $71,492 which now remain in connection (1) $12,589 was spent on a new roof to ... (2) $7,769 on Police Station at Connaught Bay (3) $3,712 Rebuilding a portion of Central Market- (4) $7,200 Sea wall, Bonham Strand (5) $1,749 office for Crown Solicitor (6) $5,381 - Repairs to Supreme Court Office - in addition to a vote in the original Estimates for $10,000 - (7) $1,019 Repair to a gaol for Small Pox hospital, (8) $14,462 Typhoon Repairs (under both heads) (9) $9,755 - Repairs to Praya, additional to a vote of $5,000 on original Estimates, (10) $11,453 - Repairs to Roads out of Victoria (11) $2,619 additional to original vote of $6,000 - Drain in Victoria - additional to original vote of $...
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Of the whole of this expenditure we have not heard a word before, excepting in a despatch from you Whitfield which reported the Typhoon roughly estimated the damage at $100,000. Votes appear to have been taken in the Council for all these items at the time, but none of those votes was reported for the Secretary of State. It appears to have occurred to nobody how they were to be provided for. Now with the exception of the Typhoon Repairs, & the expense caused by the Small Pox Hospital, there do not appear among the items any others which were of that urgent necessity that the Secretary of State's sanction could not be waited for, yet we know nothing of the expenditure till a year afterwards. Nos (6) (9) (10) (11) in the above list appear to be mere cases of ordinary repairs, in which the original estimate was much exceeded; considering the notorious state of the Surveyor...
But the greatest part of the expenditure. is under the headings Works & Building, + Roads Streets & Bridges : taking there 2
boter together, the original Extimates wen Charged with an
with an expenditure of $150,000,
the total actual Expenditure
was
$201,472;
the new votes in the estimates amount to of
71,492,
$20,000 was
Es apparcally about #20070
Saved in Lome of the subvotes:
of the $77,492 which now repin conction
new roof to
(1) $12589. was
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(2) $77698 on Police Station at Cunny Bay
$3712 Rebuilding a portion of central marked- (4 77 2000- Sea wall. Bonham Sund 151 #749- office for Crown Solicitor
(6) $5381 - Repairs to dupreme Court Officer
in additin. to a vote in the original.
Letimates for $10,000 -
(7)$ 1019 Repair to a gaol for Small Fox hospital, (8) $114, 462 Typhoon Repairs (under both heads) (?) #9,755 - Repairs to Praya, additional to a
vote of $5000
on original Estimates, ( 10 ) $11,453 - Repairs to Roads out of Victoria
(1) $2,69
additimal to original vote of $6000
Frains in Victoria- additimal to wifinal role of Abco
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Of the whole of this expenditure
We have not heard or word before,
cacepting in a despatch from you? Whitthild which reported the Syphoon troughly Estimated the damage at $10000.
Votes appear thart been taken in
the Council for all these items at the
time, but not are of those votes was
y Jauction,
reported for the Secretary of State 1. 948 thought appears Chave occaired to anybody how they
were to be provided for.
Now with the exception of the Sy saloon
En les
Repairs, & the expen
caused by the small
-fox Hospital, then do not appear among
the itans to be
any
others whis! were of that
serpent necessity that the Lecy of State's sanction could not be waited for, tyet we know
we know nothing. of the expenditure till en
year afterwards. No (69) (19) (1) in the above list appear to be mere cases of ordinary repairs, in which the original estimate was much exceeded; co -sidering the notorion, state of the Surveyor-
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