CO129-248 - Public Offices & Others - 1890 — Page 478

12th ult., that the papers relating to the expenditure on the Defence Fund up to 31st Dec. last (and which included allowance for converting at the market rate of Exchange and for certain credits not explained) showed a balance of £6,917, but that the estimated further expenditure was at least £8,586, causing a deficiency of nearly £2,000.

2. His Lordship cannot discover from the papers before him how much expenditure had been incurred since the 31st of Dec. last, but it appears that there will apparently be about £2,000 to be provided for ultimately.

3. It was in regard to this excess that Lord Kimberley desired, by the letter from this Dept. of the 12th ult., to ask what step Mr. Stubbs proposed to take, and I am to request that the correspondence be sent again herewith.

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12th ult., that the expenditure on the Defence Fund up to 31st Dec. last (after making allowance for converting at the market rate of Exchange and for certain credits, the nature of which is not explained) showed a balance of £6,917, but that the estimated further expenditure was at least £8,586, causing a deficiency of nearly £2,000.

2. His Lordship cannot discover from the papers before him how much expenditure had been incurred since the 31st of Dec. last, but it appears that there will apparently be about £2,000 to be provided for ultimately.

3. It was in regard to this excess that Lord Kimberley desired, by the letter from this Dept. of the 12th ult., to ask what step Mr. Stubbs proposed to take, and I am to request that the correspondence be sent again herewith.

12th ult., that the expenditure on the Defence Fund up to 31st Dec. last (after making allowance for converting at the market rate of Exchange and for certain credits, the nature of which is not explained) showed a balance of £6,917, but that the estimated further expenditure was at least £8,586, causing a deficiency of nearly £2,000.

2. His Lordship cannot discover from the papers before him how much expenditure had been incurred since the 31st of Dec. last, but it appears that there will apparently be about £2,000 to be provided for ultimately.

3. It was in regard to this excess that Lord Kimberley desired, by the letter from this Dept. of the 12th ult., to ask what step Mr. Stubbs proposed to take, and I am to request that the correspondence be sent again herewith.