CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909 — Page 403

but

And one account for Expenditure; of, as stated, the Leager furnishes the detailed information which the monthly,

Abstract is designed to give it is apparent

that it must contam separate accounts for Each Head and sub-head

of the Estimates thers involving much needless and unnecessary posting which it ' would apparently freath, exced the labor mvolved in keeping a moutht Abstinct in the approved form. On this ford the montlety Abstract dwuld show dissected into sub-heads what

the Ledger would only show in totale

for all Hard taken together. The som spent on a

on a given

subhead

is a piece of information which

must often be required and which Cannot be obtained from the redger. In cries of the advantages and the small additional labour involved, provision should be made in the

DRAFT.

Mr.

Mr.

MINUTE.

Mr. Just.

Mr. Antrobus,

Mr. Cox.

Sir C. Lucas.

Sir F. Hopwood.

Col. Seely.

The Earl of Crewe.

402

Finanical Instruction for keeping

a monthly abstract.

5. Увече

proposed

it no.

digition to

modification of lot: Reqr. 348;

but I do not understand slug

confusion is

to arise from

likely b

the use of the description

"Departmental Vaze Accoun!

4

regard to the record which, wither form devised

Treasurer

by every

་

approved by this

is required to be hapt

thead

of a Department

6. The rules

as to tenders

(Col! Regulation 383) was

land

down after careful connaration

and

I am not prepared to

Consent to the maintenance of

the present procedure in Hong

Kong.

7

As regards no 163

of

the