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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 pay- 
ments 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 require- 
ments and to notify them in good time if local circum- 
stances 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