of a respondent dum with having been taken during the final week of 1855.
11. The net increase on the Rent Roll during the year resulting from reductions is £3,528.17.51/2.
12. Allied to the Rent Roll Revenue, connected with Land, is the large amount received as Premium on the various Lots exposed to Public Auction. This has become remarkable in 1855. The Number of Land Sales was Nine, and the Premium realized amounted to £15,720.16.8, nearly half of which was derived from valuable Marine Lots sold on 16 November last.
13. Of the other items of Revenue above requiring any special notice are the Opium and spirit Licenses, which show - especially the former - large increase, owing to the increased population, and to the same cause may be traced a similar increase under Police Assessment and Fees of Office.
14. On Expenditure little comment is required, but it must not be lost sight of that whilst the Revenue rises with the Colony, so must the expenses, and the increase under this Head of £6,178.1.1 is attributable to Public Works mainly, and to the necessarily increased Police Force, besides some additions to the undermanned and always underfunded Departments of Government.
15. Of Public Works the most important is Government House, which was completed for Your Excellency's reception.
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