CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12] — Page 402

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AG: Expenditure referred to in paras: 10 to 16 of my Despatch No 258 of the 15th hour last will themselves amount to over $80,000, sure it appears from your Pil: the 2nd draft that the Expenditure on account of the new Steam Launcher to be met this year will be at least $59,000.

10. The proposed vote of $50,000 to the War Fund sanctioned in recent Telegraphic II a special item conte cour: is of course Expenditure which could not have been foreseen. I shall presumably learn from you in due course that this vote has been passed by the Leg: Council.

DRAFT.

Mr. MINUTE.

Mr. Antrobus. Mr. Cox. Mr. Lucas. Mr. Graham. Sir E. Wingfield. Earl of Selborne. Mr. Chamberlain.

!! I do not however understand why the Expenditure on Account for the Police Dept referred to in my Despatch No 298 of the 23rd Jan last, & the increases in the Sanitary & P.W. Depts referred to in my Despatch No 288 of the 2nd Jan & No 43 of the 12th inst: should not have been submitted simultaneously with the Estimates.

12. The same remark applies to the requisition for Stores for the P.W. Dep't enclosed in your Despatch No 370 of the 10th Dec last. I have authorised...

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AG: Expenditure referred to in paras: 10 to 16 of my Despatch No 258 of the 15th hour last will themselves amount to over $80,000, sure it appears from your Pil: the 2nd draft that the Expenditure on account of the new Steam Launcher to be met this year will be at least $59,000. 10. The proposed vote of $50,000 to the War Fund sanctioned in recent Telegraphic II a special item conte cour: is of course Expenditure which could not have been foreseen. I shall presumably learn from you in due course that this vote has been passed by the Leg: Council. DRAFT. Mr. MINUTE. Mr. Antrobus. Mr. Cox. Mr. Lucas. Mr. Graham. Sir E. Wingfield. Earl of Selborne. Mr. Chamberlain. !! I do not however understand why the Expenditure on Account for the Police Dept referred to in my Despatch No 298 of the 23rd Jan last, & the increases in the Sanitary & P.W. Depts referred to in my Despatch No 288 of the 2nd Jan & No 43 of the 12th inst: should not have been submitted simultaneously with the Estimates. 12. The same remark applies to the requisition for Stores for the P.W. Dep't enclosed in your Despatch No 370 of the 10th Dec last. I have authorised...
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*AG: Expenditure referred to im paras: 10 to 16 of my Despatch No 258 of the 15th hour last will themselver amount to sover $80,000, sure it affear from your Pil: the 2nd cast that of the the Expenditure on accoral of the = new Steam Launcher to be met this year $59,000. will be at least 10 The proposed vote of $50,000 to the War Fund sanctioned in recent Telegraphic II a special item conte cour: is of co of Expenditure which could not have been forseew. I shall preseemably learn from you in due Course that this vote has been passed of the Leg: famcil. DRAFT. Mr. MINUTE. Mr. Antrobus. Mr. Cox. Mr. Lucas. Hr. Graham. Sir E. Wingfield. Earl of Selborne. Mr. Chamberlain. !! I do not however 399 understand why the Expenditure on Arous for the Police Deft referred to in my Despatch to 298 of the 231α Jeer last, & the increases in 9 P.W. the Sanitary P.0% Depts referred to in my Despatcher hot 28 8 31 of the 2nd list should not a have & ho 43 of the 12th mist: should not have been subruitted at the simultaneously Estimates. with the 12. The same remark afflies to the requisition for Stores for the P.W. Dep't enclmed in your the 10 the Despatch 20 370 of the Deer last. I have authoured.
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*AG:

Expenditure referred to im

paras: 10 to 16 of my Despatch

No 258 of

the 15th hour last

will themselver amount to sover

$80,000, sure it affear from

your

Pil:

the 2nd cast that

of the

the Expenditure on accoral of the

= new Steam Launcher to be met

this

year

$59,000.

will be at least

10 The proposed vote of $50,000 to

the War Fund sanctioned in

recent Telegraphic

II a special item

conte

cour: is of co

of Expenditure which

could not have been forseew. I

shall preseemably learn from you

in due

Course

that this vote has

been passed of the Leg: famcil.

DRAFT.

Mr.

MINUTE.

Mr. Antrobus.

Mr. Cox.

Mr. Lucas.

Hr. Graham.

Sir E. Wingfield.

Earl of Selborne.

Mr. Chamberlain.

!! I do not however

399

understand

why the Expenditure on Arous for the Police Deft referred to

in my Despatch to 298 of the

231α Jeer last, & the increases in

9 P.W.

the Sanitary P.0% Depts referred

to in my Despatcher hot 28 8 31

of the 2nd list should not

a

have & ho 43 of the 12th mist:

should not have been subruitted

at the simultaneously

Estimates.

with the

12. The same remark afflies to

the requisition for Stores for the

P.W. Dep't enclmed in your

the 10 the

Despatch 20 370 of the

Deer last. I have authoured.

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