CO129-164 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [7-9] — Page 491

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Like week a

privat merchant may not have spare time to look carefully through the betimates, as he might like to do if

had from 3 weeks to 30 days_

Mr Smith Bir A Kennedy appeart interpret "quickly " with reference to the rat-

it which dot fach vote was taken on the

26th Ottfast; whereas I undent. I MW-kypic to say he could not have his objections ready by the 20th because that day followed to grickly on the 19th; &W-Smith's whole memo appears to me to be written in a profloric Carking &/etty spirit_

be

I don't suppose the caves whether the reading be cartier, or the quilator, so loy there is an interes On the other hand think Sir Stothar

Kennedy is right in saying

that iftatimate

are prepared very long before hand, they cannot

very accurate Kcomplete; &? think it is a good plan to base the latimates for a year

on the actual Revenue

up

o the end of th

sus months of the preceding year_

The Colonic Repilation quoted by SM. Kyn is not strictly complied with in any Coloing in this Department, & the Strugkom, latimates have for the last few years always arrived

before those of litter. Ceylon Stris or the Mauritius though the furthere- point- from England

My

idea is

that consideration

in the Colony is more important as to letails than consideration at home, that expps Comontary betinates should be avoided as far as possible; & that for Co Convenience, a regulation should not be insisted on "which causes

the Catony. fo mconvenience my

the of

"Allowing 6 weeks from the Botion June for the preparation of the Biomation,

tone month for passing them through Council, they might still be despatched From the Colony by the 18th Septer. bor x

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50 Rovin in England the week in M- & then if a mouth be taken in this office the answer would arrive befor the end of January which inferactically Loon mough to affect payments forthe

Lorrice of that year, tangthing that spises to be immediatch taken in hand from 20 Jany can be dealt with specially, if necessary by telegraph -

Ithink a

4

you agres jenerally, draft could be prepared which need not

offend wither party.

that if you think it necessary to so