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Windward Islands; in which, without departing from strict principle to any appreciable extent, accommodation was given to the Governor's wishes in regard to details of accounting: and to state that if the intention of the Colonial Office to make a new departure generally on the lines of this compromise had been notified to this Office, its circumscribed application would have been explained.

In the circumstances the Comptroller and Auditor General accepted the Colonial Office Instruction, not however without anticipation that in the practical working of the scheme difficulties might arise in the larger Colonies.

It will be remembered that in December 1891 at Malta, after personal inquiry and conference, it was found desirable to recommend a system more in consonance with "expense" accounting proper, of which Lord Knutsford expressed his approval in a letter addressed to the Comptroller and Auditor General, dated 30/12/91: and it will be seen by the Letter from this Office to the Auditor at Hong Kong dated 18th February last (of which a copy is enclosed) that provision was made to meet any difficulty that might present itself in the development of the Scheme of 16/6/91, at Hong Kong by communicating the details of the revised Malta System to him for future possible use.

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548 Gur Malte Windward Islands; in which, without departing from strict principle to any appreciable extent, accommodation was given to the Governor's wishes in regard to details of accounting: and to state that if the intention of the Colonial Office to make a new departure generally on the lines of this compromise had been notified to this Office, its circumscribed application would have been explained. In the circumstances the Comptroller and Auditor General accepted the Colonial Office Instruction, not however without anticipation that in the practical working of the scheme difficulties might arise in the larger Colonies. It will be remembered that in December 1891 at Malta, after personal inquiry and conference, it was found desirable to recommend a system more in consonance with "expense" accounting proper, of which Lord Knutsford expressed his approval in a letter addressed to the Comptroller and Auditor General, dated 30/12/91: and it will be seen by the Letter from this Office to the Auditor at Hong Kong dated 18th February last (of which a copy is enclosed) that provision was made to meet any difficulty that might present itself in the development of the Scheme of 16/6/91, at Hong Kong by communicating the details of the revised Malta System to him for future possible use. The

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548 Gur Malte Windward Islands; in which, without departing from strict principle to any appreciable extent, accommo- dation was given to the Governor's wishes in regard to details of accounting: and to state that if the intention of the Colonial Office to make a new de- parture generally on the lines of this compromise had been notified to this Office, its circumscribed application would have been explained. In the circumstances the Comp- troller and Auditor General accepted the Colonial Office Instruction, not however without anticipation that in the practical working of the scheme difficul- ties might arise in the larger Colonies. It will be remembered that in December 1891 at Malta, after personal inquiry and conference, it was found desirable to recommend a system more in consonance with"expense" accounting proper, of which Lord Knutsford expresed his approval in a letter addressed to the Comptroller and Auditor General, dated 30/12/91: and it will be seen by the Letter from this Office to the Auditor at Hong Kong dated 18th February last of which a copy is enclosed) that e provision was made to meet any difficulty that might present itself in the development of the Scheme of 16/6/91, at Hong Kong by communicating the details of the revised Malta System to him for future possible use. The

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548

Gur

Malte

Windward Islands; in which, without departing from

strict principle to any appreciable extent, accommo- dation was given to the Governor's wishes in regard

to details of accounting: and to state that if the

intention of the Colonial Office to make a new de-

parture generally on the lines of this compromise had

been notified to this Office, its circumscribed

application would have been explained.

In the circumstances the Comp-

troller and Auditor General accepted the Colonial

Office Instruction, not however without anticipation

that in the practical working of the scheme difficul-

ties might arise in the larger Colonies.

It will be remembered that in December

1891 at Malta, after personal inquiry and conference,

it was found desirable to recommend a system more in

consonance with"expense" accounting proper, of which

Lord Knutsford expresed his approval in a letter

addressed to the Comptroller and Auditor General,

dated 30/12/91: and it will be seen by the Letter

from this Office to the Auditor at Hong Kong dated

18th February last of which a copy is enclosed) that

e provision was made to meet any difficulty that

might present itself in the development of the

Scheme of 16/6/91, at Hong Kong by communicating the

details of the revised Malta System to him for

future possible use.

The

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