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of savings on other Sub-Heads of the same Votes. I have

not, however, been furnished with the authority of the

Secretary of State, as required by Rule 47 of the Colonial

Audit Regulations 1893, for these excesses being so defrayed

The "Detailed Statement of Expenditure", as

rendered by the Treasurer, is appended hereto.

Included under the Head "Pensions

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(Police)", is

a charge of $4,800-30, the currency equivalent of a payment

of £528.15.8, made by the Crown Agents in June 1896 in

respect of Police Pensions paid in India for the half year

to 31st March 1896, for which, however, no voucher has yet

been furnished to my Department.

The Treasurer's attention

has been called to this omission.

Assets and Liabilities.

4.

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities shows an

excess of Assets over Liabilities on 31st December 1896 of

$548,964, as compared with $557,374 at the close of the

year 1895.

With reference, however, to the

figures in the Statement, it will be observed from the

foot note appended there to that the unexpended balance of

the

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