CO129-241 - Governor Des Voeus - 1889 [1-7] — Page 328

11

11

accounts, and the forwarding of

all,

necessary authorities and vouchers would still rest with them, and entail no mconsiderable

and

labour and responsibility. The omission. of a single document would involve de lay, and cause the Comptroller

Auditor General's Departinent eruch Ammoyance and inconvenience; and there must not be omitted the; sometimes,

harassing correspondencs, before items could be adjusted.

10.

certam

In the matter of cost the difference to the Colony would be considerable: The total expenses of the local Office amount to $5000; but, if the cost of the new proposal, as the Secretary of State intimates, is to be shared by the co-operating solonies in proportion to their anual expenditures,

mn will be required.

then

a

Ja king

much larger

our ammal expenditure,

roughly, at $2,000,000, one

would

me on an addition

$20,000, and even a

per cent

f half par

Cent

326

cent would add $10000 to the cost and it

of our

(Signed) Frederick Stewart, Colonial Secretary to Auditor General.

Wongkong, 10th March, 1889.

}