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FIRST

R E PORT

FROM THE

COMMITTEE

OF

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed,

6 March 1901.

LONDON:
PRINTED FOR HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE,

BY WYMAN AND SONS, LIMITED, FETTER LANE, E.C.

And to be purchased, either directly or through any Bookseller, from
EYRE AND SPOTTISWOODE, EAST HARDING STREET, FLEET STREET, E.C., and

COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

Ordered,-[ Tuesday, 26th February 1901]:- That the Committee of Public Accounts do consist of Fifteen Members.

That the Committee have power to send for Persons, Papers, and Records.

FIRST REPORT.
F

.

THE COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS have made Progress in the Matters referred to them, and have agreed to the following FIRST REPORT :-

1. Your Committee have to report that during the financial year 1899--1900 Expenditure in Excess of the amount granted by Parliament has been incurred under the following Votes :

£. d. Class I., Vote 11.-Peterhead Harbour

2 Class I., Vote 12.---Rates on Government Property

30

6 ('lass VI., Vote 4.--Hospitals and Charities, Ireland

+ 9 2 Revenue Departments, Vote 33. - Post Office

33,650 7 :3

2

2. These excesses will be met almost entirely by Appropriations in Aid, and Parliament will only be requireil to Vote the sums of

For these sums the sanction of Parliament will be required.

3. Your Committee see no objection to these sims being provided for by Excess

Votes.