CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12] — Page 677

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The Auditor General Stated in his report of 23rd instant that it is an usual

practice to provide for payment of all claims within the

year by inserting nearly all the available balance in the hovember requisitions that being the last to be paid in the financial

year

2. In the face of

the explanations of

the

lost master General that the Postmasters a

have to pay formedical

forts, 1200 miles away.

attendance and other such small claims

the

which cannot be foreseen amount of

exactly by him at that distance I consider

that I was

question

fully justified when the specially referred to me by the Governor in not making any objections to the small

was

items of 120 for Shanghai.

andy for.

Yokohama

nor do I see

arry

reason for

objecting to the small sum of $34. inserted

for the

каже

at

object for.

the contral Post Office.

Hongkong, the sum is not to be expended.

if the claims presented do not come up to that