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F. Remittances and Imprests.
294. All payments due by a Colonial Government
to public departments or other creditors in the United
Kingdom, and, unless otherwise authorised, all payments
 due to other Governments, shall be made
through the Crown Agents for the Colonies.
295. The Crown Agents shall be kept continuously
in funds by the Colonial Treasurer, whose duty it is
bo watch the account of the Colony with the Crown
Agents, to be prepared to meet their current requirements
 and to notify them in good time if local circumstances
 make it necessary to arrange for temporary
accommodation in aid of the Government’s account
with them.

296. The maximum cash balance which may be
fetained by sub-accountants will be calculated upon
their average current requirements and fixed by
authority of the Governor, and the Treasurer will be
responsible for seeing that such balances do not exceed
their authorised limits.

297. Remittances to public creditors outside the
Colony other than those made through the Crown
Agents will be made only by the Colonial Secretary,
who for such purpose will be furnished by the
Treasurer with a draft payable to the order of the
Creditor concerned.

298. The cost of remittance of salaries or pensions
Dot drawn through an agent of the Colony will be
deducted from the amount remitted.

299. A public officer will be allowed to remit through
the Crown Agents for the Colonies in equal monthly
nstalments a portion of his salary for the support of
Members of his family. The sums thus remitted will
10%, as a rule, exceed half his salary in any one year,
but in exceptional cases the Governor may authorise