QSA847285 1888 Letter from David Seymour to Colonial Secretary 10 July, In letter 88:6843 Colonial Secretarys Office In Letters DR69578

[top left embossed stamp] COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE QUEENSLAND 06843 / 30 . JUL . 88

[written at top] Police

Queensland

POLICE DEPARTMENT,

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE

BRISBANE, 10th. July 1888.

Sir,

I have the honor to recommend that Executive authoritymay be obtained for the transfer of the following votes in terms of section twenty of the "Audit act of 1874", viz;

From "Provisions" £90 to "Night llowance" " do 50 " "Farriery" " do 90 " "Forage" " do 55 " "Rent allowance" " do 30 " "Contingencies" " do 185 " "Rations to N Troopers" " "Conveyance" 100 " do " do 160 " "Ration Allowance" " "Remount" 60 " do " "Fencing Paddocks" 60 " do " "Allce. to Witnesses" 10 " do " "Allce. to I S Houses" 50 " do

I enclose a schedule shewing how the "Contingencies" vote of the Department stands.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your Most Obedient Servant

[Signed] D. T. Seymour

Commissioner of Police

The Honorable,

The Colonial Secretary

[written adjacent to signature block] Commissioner of Police 20 . 7 . 88 - 2312

Police Department

RETURN showing state of the following Votes on the 10th July 1888

Vote	Amount of Vote	Expenditure to date	Balance available
Provisions	3500	2853.12.2	646.7.10
Conveyance	5400	4714.19.6	685.0.6
Night Allowance	1240	1218.19.0	21.1.0
Re-mount Horses	2500	2415.2.0	84.18.0
Farriery	1500	1467.12.3	32.7.9
Forage	7800	7708.8.4	91.11.8
Ration Allowance	4000	3985.19.9	14.0.3
Gold Escort	1250	1245.15.10	4.4.2
Burial	300	266.12.3	33.7.9
Lunacy	300	266.8.0	33.12.0
Rent	2000	1940.3.8	59.16.4
Medical Attendance	150	131.17.2	18.2.10
Contingencies	3000	2955.1.4	44.18.8
Fencing	1000	937.9.2	62.10.10
Allowance to Witnesses	60	48.15.10	11.4.2
Allowance to I. S. Houses	300	216.13.4	83.6.8
Rations to N. Police	6000	5986.1.1	13.18.11