, 1882-06-03

AiiettIUS pOIIJeO OUT tHdU the G-sOUO WHICH,
had for many years been allowed for I'm
certain Expenses had always proved to be
insufficient to defray that class ofeXpenses;
therefore, and in accordance with the
Councils own suggestion, to the effect that
IN FIJI; ure the Drafts of Budget should be so
framed that such large excuses Of eXpen-
diture should not occur, he had entered
the higher sum of34.50,. The Speaker Of
the Committee mad in the last meeting
commented on the cordial cooperation
,h@t haG existed between The Council and
the administration He was Sorry to say
that in this item there had been no such
co operation, When he had had the
plea ure to meet with the Committee, and
whel the deliberations had come to this
item, he Committee remarked that it had
as We, he'd no opportunity to consider this
item hence there had been no discussion
on this matter with him and the ommittee
neither then nor later. There are among
those uncertain expenses many on which
the Presidency Can have no influence,
which he would have explained, if, as he
had had cause TO eXpect-the Committee
had asked him on the matter, before cut
ting away the $500. He would then have
given the calculations OH this item
which lie would now have to tire the
Council with to day. He would beg to
call attention to the fact that this item OF
Uncertain expenses includes some which
are regular certajR expenses, returning
every year with th4 idan zeal amounts, and
again some, which are returning every
year, but with different amounts. He
would now cnumerate the several items,
which ever since the establishment OF the
Colonial Treasury have REQUIRED under
49, q -.ar.+DTN EvlAnSIG IIIn
President read the statcment). That went
to show, that according to the average OF
the last 3 years, there would be repaired
for those items alone a Sum 0fMt2 1874.
Dtducting that from the proposed s., 800,
he would have but c. $10J left for the real
Uncertain. say, unforeseen Expenses in
the course of the year. The greater part OF
the items enumerated are such-What hon
orabie members would easily understand
as The Presidency c0uld exercise noiniuence
on. There might perhaps De saved e. $50
on the item tclegramS, as the average
includes the outlay for kilograms during
The riots i'm 1873, which was of course
heavier then than usually. Even then he
would have Int $50 for unforeseen eX-
penSes. lie .uCught it unreasonable under
such circumstances to refuse the proposed
$ 40 AID L~ WaUiG Eel much dISlppoint-
ed if the Council were to vote cut the
$500, particularly after tie calculations
nov offered. which would have been fur
MIS-, cd the Committee, ii the Committee
had sought a conference with him on this
item
TIL, Speaker (Lemming) would on be-
half the ommittee make the following
reply t. His Honor the acting Presidents
remarks. The reason why the Committee
had s0u9htn no conference with His Hon
our the acting President Oh this Sub-item
Of pXreuditure is because the Committee
had not itself found it necessary to enter
into details, after the manner i'll which the
item was introduced in the Money Bill. 1t
will be seen that ihe Bill contains no ex-
plantations whatever of the motives that
had led to the proposal for increasing this
item to $500; the Remarks contain only
a statement as to how the sum Of '5,49l.91
was used in the foregoing financial year
for expenses clasSed under this heading;
but there is 10 reason ri, en- for dcviating
from the old practice according to which
year after wear tIe sun If 5000 has
been allowed for Uncertain Expenses. Ii
4he Committee had received rbe elucida-
lions now Submitted. and which are to the
effect to show the necessity OF having
something more than the = 900 at disposal,
it would then certainly have been a matter
resting with the Committee If after that
it would still recommend not to grant
more. But the matter III Itself was
not of such great Importance, as 1t was
Of course well knOwn that 1t would go
with this as with SO many other items that
are merely entered with a calculatory sum,