, 1881-04-02

there might have been less rsA eon - CO.
ment about q sum Of >3,000; but when -
see one of tho public buiidings gcas =
destruction for tho want Of oS,o00 % -
in repairing it, then it becomes Our 6oey
not to allow $1,000 to DO Lost in this
manner.
The Acting President said no psr)Actly
agreed with the honorable Member vhO
spoke last that this privilege afforded TO
officials here had certainly caused 9 loss
to the Colonial Treasury, and that the
practice cannot be defended In many r.
spects, except by its having been overlook.
ed by the Administration. 1t 10 . priv.
lege that has existed 40 far back as lS4Ss
ut Gil events We find this year . document
on the matter in the public archives,
namely q letter from the Ministry OF
Finances. Later, in 1864, there are in.
structions from the Ministry to the Admin.
istration to see that the privilege be not
abused. It must have been an oversight
on the part of the former President, whom
he statsd in the Councils last meeting,
that the Administration is not limited in
this respect. He had now obtained from
the Government a copy of those instruc.
tions, wherein it is said, that the remit.
lance of money through the Treasury is
principally allowed for the education OF
children of officials, and for defraying
other expenses of officials at home at the
same time the Ministry says, that it might
not be looked into too infinitely that the
remittances are exactly for those purposes,
and adds that they would not refuse to pay
out such sums as might he recommended by
the Government and the Presidency, bus
it is very expressly prescribed that IL
must be looked into that such r0mittances
are not abused. particularly not as q cheaper
way of RENTING monies for investing
them at home. These instructions wero
known to him since 1864. With regard to
this matter. which had been brought up
originally by the Committee to revise the
accounts for 1S77-7s, and who had made
the remark that S12,954 were expended for
payments once for all, by which is msant pay
ments for account of officials against thar
paying corresponding amounts into the
Colonial Treasury, it 10 correct that such
sum has been RENTED for the said puF'
pose, with exception only OF e54l tor
hoses for fire. engines to be sold 10 estates
but besides that there 10 . sum i0s STAND
ing monthly remittsoces tor the officials,
increasing tho whole figure OF rssnittaness
OF the kind to about Is or 5000 dollars
yearly. He had caused Investigations 60
bs made OF the rate of bills bought since
1876, and found that the rates had bssa
~, 10, II and even Is p. c., giving asan
average 81 p. CT; when we deduct ron this
the 62p. CT. at which the amounts are 70.
csivsd the loss would be- $4a0 yearly IN thas
manner. But he would beg honorable Mem.
bers to discern the several items OF this kind
firstly the amounts that officials are com
PEELED TO pay, on account OF their being
under the legal obligation to secure their
eventual widows d certain life. annuity. the
premium for which is retained in their
monthly salary, and paid out 10 Denmark
secondly. the amounts OF halt salaries PAID
at home to officials when on leave OF ab.'
aencc, which amounts are necessarily 20.
.mi,ted from here; thirdly amounts that ofa.'
cials having children at home TOR educasieu.,
are allowed to remit in said manner; and
lastly the amounts which officials bavs
been 10 the habit OF forwarding for the pure.
poce of buying articles for their own uss.'
There are also certain sums which the Agents
of the Royal Lite-Insurance Instisution
collects here and forwards through The
Colonial Treasury /; he was unaware bow
these latter rsmittances bad bssn arranged
for pavment through the Treasury We
had only orders to remit them 10 this
manner. OF the smount sent home 81
s11,o 900 once for all in 167S-79 there wss
ss1e6 for the Royal Insurance l~nstitutiou;;
of G. $4,000 10 1880 there we're