CO129-545-2 Government House and city development scheme 13-10-1933 - 12-1-1934 — Page 8

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Mr. Parkinson.

Mr. Tomlinson.

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AIR MAIL

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Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Sir,

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

January, 1934.

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I have etc. to refer to

your Confidential despatch of the

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my

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13th October last, which you

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reganding the

Confidential

Gov.

FURTHER ACTION.

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of compn. Aft.)

seek authority to treat the schemes he aut

proposal to

for developing the sites of the

City Hall and Government House as

a separate account, paying into this

account all receipts, ani paying out

of it all expenses in connection with

the scheme, ant to my telegram

January, 1934, in which I

I,

informet you that I propovet cos

ztiress you by despatek on this

subject.

2. Your proposal that revenue

receipts from the sale of lands should

pass to a special fund instead of to

revenue, and that the expenditure on

the

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scheme should be met from the fund

and authorised by Resolution in the

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Legislative Council, involves two- departon in two respects from breaches of the ordinary rules of

Colonial Accounting, viz:- the

diversion of true revenue to a special

account and the authorisation of

revenue expenditure without appropria-

tion.

> does not appear to me that

3. The objections put forward

in your despatch to conducting the

scheme through ordinary revenue and

entirely

expenditure are net convincing but while

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willing

sto

I am prepared nevertheless to agree

to a departure from the normal account-

ing procedure in respect of these

schemes, I consider that the scheme

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should be conducted under a special ordina

law which would legalise the diversion.

of the revenue from Land Sales from

general revenue to the fund, and would

empower the

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also appropriate the expenditure on

the scheme for en special worke

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Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. Parkinson.

Mr. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

might be approved by Resolution of

subject to approval

the Legislative Council by the

Secretary of State. This procedure

would place the special funi on a

footing

proper and legal fetting, and the

detailed expenditure would be

Shewn

in

regulated by means of an Appendix

to the Estimates as suggested by

you.

4. I suggest for your

consideration the introduction of

legislation on theselines, of the

previous paragrapil.-

I have, etc.

(Signed) PLYMOUTH

FURTHER ACTION.

(for the Secretary of State

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