Newfoundland Finance Debate Highlights Spending Controls
In a wary budget discussion the Finance Minister laments lack of control over highroads and current account charges, calling for a Treasury Board and warning of a potential deficit near 2.14 million. He notes wartime costs, global downturns, and believes revenue will shrink while duties aid progress, asserting effort to secure work for Newfoundlanders.
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Watchman describes pre audit safeguards and subsidies saga
The article discusses a department pre audit system where bills are scrutinized before payment. It notes a $70 000 issue dating from 1925 when subsidies were unpaid and later spread into subsequent years. Ministers and opposition react as the House adjourns after deferring remaining orders.
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