CO129-158 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [6-8] — Page 389

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This excess expenditure appears to me very considerable in amount, and on examination of the items of which it is composed I have been surprised to notice with respect to how few of them was my sanction requested during the course of the year. With the exception of the expenditure incurred in connection with the Smallpox Hospital & that in consequence of the Typhoon I do not fail to perceive that there were any matters of urgent necessity which would warrant the Local authorities in departing from the rule which governs the administration of the finances of all Crown Colonies & must be well known to the officers of your Government, viz that the previous sanction of H. M. Govt is as far as possible necessary in all cases of increased expenditure. In his despatch No 5 of the 8th of January 1870 my predecessor, without altering the practice which prevails in Hongkong of not passing the Supplementary Estimates and Appropriation Ordinance until after the end of the year to which they relate suggested the introduction of a system by which the Council would be in quasi-permanent session so that supplementary votes might be taken provisionally at any period of the year.

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This excess expenditure appears to me very considerable in amount, and on examination of the items of which it is composed I have been surprised to notice with respect to how few of them was my sanction requested during the course of the year. With the exception of the expenditure incurred in connection with the Smallpox Hospital & that in consequence of the Typhoon I do not fail to perceive that there were any matters of urgent necessity which would warrant the Local authorities in departing from the rule which governs the administration of the finances of all Crown Colonies & must be well known to the officers of your Government, viz that the previous sanction of H. M. Govt is as far as possible necessary in all cases of increased expenditure. In his despatch No 5 of the 8th of January 1870 my predecessor, without altering the practice which prevails in Hongkong of not passing the Supplementary Estimates and Appropriation Ordinance until after the end of the year to which they relate suggested the introduction of a system by which the Council would be in quasi-permanent session so that supplementary votes might be taken provisionally at any period of the year.
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This excess expenditureis appears to me very considerable in amount, and on Examination of the items of which it is composed Shave been Surprised to notice with respect to how few of them was my sanction requested during the course of the year. With the exception of the capenditure incurred in Connection with the Smallpox Hospital & that in conde--quence of the Typhoon Idono fait to perceive that there were any matters of thatargent necessity which would warrant the Local authorities in departing from the role which governs the administration of the finances of all Crown Colonics & must he?? well known to the officen of your Government, vig that the previous Sanction of It. MM. Gost is as for as to be obtained• possible, necessary in all Cases of increased expenditure In his despatch NP5 of the 8th of January 1870 my predecessor, without altering the practice which prevails in Stoughang ofKelax not passing the Supplementary letimates and Appropriation Ordinance until after the end of the year to which they relate Safgested the introduction of a system by which the Council would be 4. quasi-permanent session 4 supplementary votes might be taken ferovisionally at any period of the year
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This excess expenditure is appears to me very considerable in amount, and on Examination

of the items of which it

is composed Shave been Surprised to notice with

respect to how few of them

was my sanction requested during the course of the year. With the exception of the capenditure incurred in Connection with the Smallpox

Hospital

& that in conde-

-quence of the Typhoon Ido

no fait to perceive that there

were any matters of that

argent necessity

which would

warrant the Local authorities

in departing from the role

which governs the administration of the finances of all Crown

Colonics & must he?? well known to the officen of your Government, vig that the previous Sanction of It. MM. Gost is as for

as

to be obtained

• possible, necessary in all Cases of increased expenditure In his despatch NP5 of the 8th of January 1870

my predecessor, without altering the practice which prevails in Stoughang of

Kelax not

passing the

Supplementary

letimates

and Appropriation Ordinance until after the end of the

year

to which they relate

Safgested the introduction of a system by which

the Council would be

4.

quasi-permanent session 4 supplementary votes might be taken ferovisionally

at any period of

the year

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