Letter from G. W. Scroope to William Dawson, 22 December 1915 Letters 1916-1923 G. W. Scroope

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 National Archives of Ireland NAI-CSO-RP-1916-5616-3607-3 https://letters1916.ie/item/3265 English G. W. Scroope 1916-12-22 The Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dundrum, Co. Dublin, Ireland William Dawson The Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dundrum, Co. Dublin, Ireland Male Industry and Public Administration Industry and Public Administration

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 1809 In any further correspondence onthis subject, the following numbermust be quoted5445/15.Subject :- All communicationsto be addressed to—The Governor, The Central Asylum,Dundrum,Co.Dublin The Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum,Dundrum, Co. Dublin 22nd December 1915 Gentlemen I reply to your inquiry per telephone to—dayregarding the financial estimate for the year 1916—17, I begto state that it would not be adviasable to make any reductionin the provision under Sub—heads E. and F. Owing to the fact that in the year 1904—5, it wasfound necessary to obtain a Supplementary Estimate of £60, thesetwo sub—heads were raised in accordance with the instructionscontained in your letter No 70, dated 9th March 1905 , as follows;- I am also to state that the estimate for 1905—6 cannotnow be increased, and that the total sum provided must there—fore be made to meet all charges, but for future years you shouldleave a margin on the vote to provide for such contingencies ashave arisen this year. The Treasury suggest that this might bedone either by reducing the deduction from the Victualling Sub-head To The Inspectorsof Lunatics DUBBLIN CASTLE. (2) Sub—head (say from the £200 to £100), or by adding substantialsum to some item of the vote as a precautionary measure. The latter practice has since been adopted, as the samecontingencies might occur again in any year, and in fact asupplementary vote has on more than one occasion been avoidedby the application of the savings on some sub—heads towardsthe excesses on other subheads With regard to the reciepts or credit sub—head, Ibeg to quote the follownig balances on the Farm and Garden atthe close of the finiancial year stated:-1904-5 £2011905-6 £2001909-10 £2021910-11 £2041911-12 £2061913-14 £207 Any other receipts mentioned other under this heading aresurrendered to the Exchequer as Exchequer Extra Receipts. As it has been proved n former years that thebalance on the Farm aand Garden does not generally exceed thesum of £200 to any appreciable extent, it would not be advis-able to raise thee appropriation in ad of the Victualling Sub-head beyond this sum. I am, Gentlemen,Yourr obedent ServantG. W. Scroope [Questonable reading.]Resident Physician Governon. The Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dundrum, Co. Dublin, Ireland Letter from G. W. Scroope to William Dawson, 22 December 1915 G. W. Scroope Letter from G. W. Scroope to William Dawson, 7 March 1916Letter from G. W. Scroope to William Dawson, 22 December 1915 William Dawson Letter from G. W. Scroope to William Dawson, 7 March 1916Letter from G. W. Scroope to William Dawson, 22 December 1915Letter from William Dawson to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 10 May 1916