174 sufficient number of administrators, either, and cannot, without a foundation, commence its operations.” It is apparent from Golitsyn’s report that some accounts had arrived from the gubernii, but that they had not arrived in sufficient numbers. That the kamer-kollegiia felt in need of an increase in personnel has been mentioned earlier in this study.Therefore, Golitsyn requested that his college not be charged with the administration of the state finances “according to the rules established on the basis of the Swedish regulations” until 1721, instead of in 1720 as originally planned. In addition, he emphasized the need for the tsar to give the governors an express order to follow the ukazes issued by the college. Peter accepted Golitsyn’s recommendation, noting on his letter that “fromthe beginning of the year 1721 we shall finally begin according to the new regulations, the kamer-kollegiia gained an additional year in which to prepare for the transition to the new system. In January 1720, the Senate issued its own ukaz in connection with Golitsyn’s report; it emphasized that the local authorities were to be “obedient in everything and to expedite {otpravliat') matters according to the college’s ukazes without wasting the least amount of time for any reason. As a result of the difficulties experienced by the kamer-kollegiia in assuming responsibility for the fiscal administration according to the method prescribed by the instruktsHa^ the salaries called for by the military and civilian budgets could not be paid out. Complaints streamed in to the Senate: that the stipulated monies are not being sent to the localities from the kamerkollegiia and the shtats-kontor-kollegiia at the predetermined times, for which reason at these locations, namely the army regiments under the krigs-kollegiia, the naval troops under the admiralty, and the rest of the civil servants are suffering unbearable distress, in addition to which an extensive stoppage {mnogaia ostanovka) has come about in the fulfillment of the various duties expected of other colleges and chancelleries, as well as in connection with orders and purchases. The kamer-kollegiia had thus failed to perform its most important function, that is, to create a secure economic base for the payment of salaries to military officers and civil servants. Superficially, the poor coordination between the central administrative organs and the local administration was explained by the fact that the local organs required Thus, ” 166 167 See above p. 157. ZA (no. 417), 570; PSZ, V, no. 3,468, p. 770. PSZ, VI, no. 3,495, p. 121; Miliukov, 445—446. TsGADA, f. 248 delo 656 1. 257, July 7, 1721. 165 168
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