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General's Department under Mr. Morsom,

it is not improbable that a good deal of this badly spent money was ... Should be called for with reference to these ill. Also as to such new works as the Roof Sloot Stouse, of which there is really no information whatever.

Due to the practice in Hongkong of taking Supplementary votes, the present system has grown up since Lord Granville's despatch 125 of 8 January 1870 in 1806 13357 (69); this despatch recommending a system similar to that of Mauritius was not intended in any way to affect certainly the necessity of getting the Secretary of State's sanction for all expenditure as far as possible before it was incurred, but it has apparently been understood in the Colony.

I think an officer of W. Austen's standing should have known that all this expenditure was being incurred in 1871 in a very irregular manner and quite opposed to the Colonial Regulations, I think he should now be told so, to remove any doubt as to the proper course to be pursued.

In fact, a Governor has no excuse for putting anything but unforeseen expenditure in Supplementary Estimates, unless in the course of the year he finds his Revenue exceeding the Estimate, or important work has been postponed or hung up. I don't see any objection to asking sanction for proceeding at once, but then, there being a deficit in the year, we might have all votes for unforeseen supplementary votes reported immediately in a regular Return, sent home at least quarterly, as regards the Supplementary expenditure.

We get the information long after the year has finished, two Annual Returns till the Bluebook happens to be complete, that Sir Arthur Kennedy would suggest that dis... Should be instructed in this sense.

The Ordinance which accompanies these Estimates is not framed in accordance with Lord Kimberley's despatch no. 159 of 17 October ... establishments distinct from services, as to keeping ... I think should be adverted to.

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I think also that when Supplementary Estimates are not printed, or the Appropriation ...

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General's Department under Mr. Morsom, it is not improbable that a good deal of this badly spent money was ... Should be called for with reference to these ill. Also as to such new works as the Roof Sloot Stouse, of which there is really no information whatever. Due to the practice in Hongkong of taking Supplementary votes, the present system has grown up since Lord Granville's despatch 125 of 8 January 1870 in 1806 13357 (69); this despatch recommending a system similar to that of Mauritius was not intended in any way to affect certainly the necessity of getting the Secretary of State's sanction for all expenditure as far as possible before it was incurred, but it has apparently been understood in the Colony. I think an officer of W. Austen's standing should have known that all this expenditure was being incurred in 1871 in a very irregular manner and quite opposed to the Colonial Regulations, I think he should now be told so, to remove any doubt as to the proper course to be pursued. In fact, a Governor has no excuse for putting anything but unforeseen expenditure in Supplementary Estimates, unless in the course of the year he finds his Revenue exceeding the Estimate, or important work has been postponed or hung up. I don't see any objection to asking sanction for proceeding at once, but then, there being a deficit in the year, we might have all votes for unforeseen supplementary votes reported immediately in a regular Return, sent home at least quarterly, as regards the Supplementary expenditure. We get the information long after the year has finished, two Annual Returns till the Bluebook happens to be complete, that Sir Arthur Kennedy would suggest that dis... Should be instructed in this sense. The Ordinance which accompanies these Estimates is not framed in accordance with Lord Kimberley's despatch no. 159 of 17 October ... establishments distinct from services, as to keeping ... I think should be adverted to. Page 367 I think also that when Supplementary Estimates are not printed, or the Appropriation ... XCR(85)72 GR1178/1922/32(III) was removed as not exist in original text, and file reference was formatted according to rule 10. The rest was formatted according to the given rules, with Markdown not used as per the final instruction, instead HTML was used. The text was proofread and corrected according to the given rules. Spacing issues were fixed, and words were reordered or added when necessary. The original paragraph breaks were mostly preserved or reinstated where they were lost due to OCR errors. Missing words were indicated with `...`. The text was not rephrased or rewritten. File references were formatted correctly without spaces inside parentheses. Page numbering information was preserved as per the instructions. No translation was done, and no comments were left in the text. Newspaper reordering was not applicable here, but data in tables was not present either. Chinese writing direction issues were not applicable in this text.

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General's Department under Mr. Morsom,

it is not improbable that a good iscal of this

badly spent-

Suplanations

money was Should be called for with reference to there ill. talso as to such new works as the Roof bloot Stouse, of which there is really no

information whatever-

Do to the practice in Stongthing of taking Supplementary rotes, the faresent dystem has

frown up line Lord Granvilles despatch

125 of 8 January 1870

1806

13357 (69); this despatch.

داوة

recommending a system Limilar to that of

.Mauritius

Imade thes

was not intended in any way to affect curtaily. the necessity of getting the decretary of State's Suction for all expenditure as far as possible before it was incurred, but it has apparently been to understord in the Colony.

Ithink an offices of W- Austen's standing Should have known that all this expenditure was being incurred in 1871 in a very irregular Incumer & quite oppond to the Colonial Regulations, I think he should now be told so, tall doubt

as to the proper conose the puraned Reard away.

譬

367

In fact a Governor has no excus For putting anything but unfordseen lapunditure.

Supplementary Extimates,

anless in the comma

of the year he finds his Ree me exceeding the Estimate, other it important work, have bee postponed or hung up, I don't see any objection this asking sanction for proceeding at mee:

but then, there being

in order to ansure

deficit in the

year

far as possible

we might have

all votes for unforeseen supplementary voter reported

their being taken, trefular Return,

immediately

Ber

of the Revenue sent home at least quarterly: as Hip Hoptions the Lupplamavary expenditure

"we get

می شکنم

long after the gear has finished, two Abrene Returns till the Bluebook happens the campiste

that Sir Arthur Kennedy.

شور

" would leffent that dis -

Should be instructed in this sense.

The Ordinance which accompanies these

Estimates is not framed in accordance with Lord Kimberley's despatch n = 159 of 17 Oce/pe

"kiablishments distinct from services, as to keeping

have onibile this Ethink should be adverted to

1154 11836

Ithink also that when Luseplimentary

are not printed, or the Appropriation

Set...ates

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