, 1875-09-29

pOrtl0u 1US.0U lU9.0OI -
- $639,19
76725A while according
Military Gun Nto Budget they
Smith . $500 should not have
: st. Thomas iamountedtomore
portion = $3.50 1907 than S4I7.25
The new Military Ordinance came in force in
the course of this Financial Year, and that
circumstance might, possibly, have caused some
change in the figures given in the Budget ; but
we think that the Colonial Treasury of st.
Oroix has any how been charged with too high
a portion Of these expenses. We do not con-
slider it necessary to e~xpatiate further on this
point by entering into details We suppose that
the President, although the repartition of those
expenses between the two Treasures is effect
ed by the Government at st. Thomas see the
printed report Of proceedings, meeting 28th
September 1874, will do the needful in the
interest ofSt. Croix Colonial Treasury.
Item C. IL. Sanitary Department,
Under this item the expenses for the Commu-
nal Hospitals appear with S7,237 they have
amounted in reality to $9,113.56, or nearly
$4,000 more than was calculated. The excess
under this item was in l870-71 C. $4,000, in
I871-72 G. SLIGO. The Committee appointed
to revise the accounts for those two years sub
mitted detailed statements on the matter which
it bad received from the Presidency in letter of
18th February 1874 the Presidency there states
in reference to these excuses, that the expen.
diture under the several items are only approx
matively calculated, and that when circumstau-
ces render it unav0idably necessary to admit
a larger number of patients in the public hospj-
tals-and patients are only admitted on the
requisition of the PslioemasterS,- the expenses
attendant thereon must be betrayed, even if
the limits fixed by the grants be exceeded. The
s-,o:tko nonN.1.n~J, ~oooI,p,oulol =, tka
Council to sanction the said excuses, which
. the" Council did. We would make the same
proposal in reference to similar excuses of ex-
'penditure in the Financial Year lS72-73
Item D. Expenses for Building and other
Uncertain Expenses.
The first Number under this item contains
the amount which had been estimated for re-
pairs to 25 public buildings, the amount is
specified for each building separately besides
there is a goth item, viz the amount granted
for excuses of h e,estimates and for unforeseen
works. But in the Aco0unt-E xtraots no speci-
foation is given of the amounts used under
each of those 90 items, but only the total ex-
penditure for all the items. The Committee
has therefore sought what information it de-
sired in this respect from the Presidency. The
total amount granted is in the Extracts stated
TO be 9. $500 from which, however, must he
deducted two items viz for the repairs of the
Wharfand of the School house at Christiansted,
amounting to C. $4,000, which had only been
entered Professionally in the Money Bill, because
the said items had been referred to special
Committees. There would therefore be a
balance of Q. S3,400, in which sum the Committee
on Buildings thought that $500 could be saved,
leaving then a final expense ofc. $4,000.
The actual expense has amounted to C.
$4,000, or below what was granted. Of the
$500 granted for excess of estimates and UNI
%foreseen works, there was used S476, of which
sum $4oo were expended on buildings for mill
tary purposes.
The uncertain expenses were posted with
a sum of 1000, but the actual outlay has been
$4,273 Sc if from that be deducted $1,08S.S4,
to which we will return further on in this report,
the balance remaining would be $3,1S4.72, or
an excess of 0. $1,000. From the Extracts
this excess of Expenditure appears to be
owing to the following OUTLAWS which had not
been calculated on previously, viz:
Translation of Criminal Code ..-$131.5G.
Fee for a Report and Plan for
repairs of Christiansted's Wharf. $500.
The removal Of the Upper
Court and repairs to Inventory. 91.29.
For taking up the foundered
Pilot Boat and repairs to same. 77.2S.
For procuring Post-stamps 49,. $685..
$4,000.