, 1874-10-10

ouently, on the 18Th of April last, supplied
with another Member in his stead, for the pur-
pose of making a general revision Of the Com
munal Accounts for st. Croix for 1871-72, begs
leave to make the following remarks
From what has been stated in the Council
on a previous occasion we think we may omit
mentioning excuses of the sums granted,
whenever they are Of a mere trifing extent.
We will therefore confne ourselves to this re-
mark, that sub Item D.. / there has been de-
frayed salary to the Bookkeeper "a, $1,666, 65
instead Of 81 1900 p. a., which was the sum
granted the excess is consequently $66. IS.
The expenses for maintenance OF the SICK
etc. at the communal hospital have, as usual,
been in excess, this year to an amount OF
$1O61 80, of the sums granted, although these
latter make M a total ofc. S $500. AS we un-
der this days date have rendered a special Re-
port in reference to this item, D. II, and to a
corresponding item under the Military Expen-
SEES, D. 7, for the Financial Year 187O-71, we
beg here TO refer to that r port, and if the Coun-
Gil adopts our proposals therein made, and sane
lions the excess treated of, we suppose the
same will be done here too.
Sub Item E. l we find no statement Of the
amounts expended for repairs to each of the
public buildings; the total sum granted is
$3,SO7 exclusive of the $500 granted for trans
g~ressions and unforeseen work the total sum
expended is $3044. OF; but as one particular
work, for which was granted 81 1900 has, as tar
as we know, not been done, an excess OF eXpen-
diture has occurred. But until the Presidency
gives a statement of the special items of eX-
%penditure under each head, in the same man
ner as in former Colonial Accounts, we are un-
able to give more detailed report.
The Item E. s contains also a list of the
amounts used under the heading "Uncertain
Expenses" Many of the special items posted
under this beading might more properly be en-
tered under other headings for instance, the
item "expenses for inspecting articles of cloth
ing for military use, "-"paSsage money for re-
cruits." samples of uniforms, etc. etc. ought
to have been posted under d. 7 military Ex-
penses," the item ga Decimal Scale for use at
the Weigh Office" attendance to the Cranes
etc, under respectively D.. 4 the Customhouse
and D. 5 the Harbour, Department, the item
"passage-money for prisoners" under D.. l3 the
Prison Department..
AS regards the item " expenses for inspect
ing articles of clothing for military use' $27.55,
we would, as that expenditure cannot be incur
red here in the Island, observe that it has been
incurred in Copenhagen and comprises also Ii
citation expenses; and with reference to the
item passage money to Christian8ted for re-
oruits that had been landed at Frederiksted
S32," we would observe that that expenditure,
if necessary at all, ought to have been defray-
ed by the owners of the vessel that brought
out those recruits land finally, in reference
to the item " printing expenses for the Colo
NAL Councils Proceedings and Laws" $500,
we would point out that this item is wrongly
indicated, because the expenses for printing and
publishing the proceedings Of the Colonial
Council are charged under Item &C. Expenses
for the Colonial Council"
Among the accounts and documents handed
over to US we find several that refer to certain
special Funds some other Funds have not
been mentioned, probably because they exercise
no influence on the Cash-AccOunt for the fnan-
cial year in question some of the Funds APP,
pear only on the lnterest-AccOunt. 1t is i'm
possible for the Committee with the materials
at disposal to form any opinion on this Ac-
count for that purpose it would be requisite
to have a special Statement of accounts for
each special fund, besides a statement of the
rules for the management thereof, from which
could be seen, for instance, what warrant there
may be for using the interest of certain Funds
for the general expenses of the Colonial Trea-
sury, while the interest from other Funds is
expended for special purposes, of which the
Colonial Treasury's Accounts afford no eluoi-
dation, or are added to the respective capitals.
Ill., Nouapo;4too oould Of ooUrc caak thnGa ain.