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I observe
you say that when
Her Majesty's Government fixed the Military contribution at £20,000 for
annum and sanctioned the erection of a Dock, they
that
you
were
of opinion.
and
to
see no reason
differ from
that opinion, that the Revenues of the
Colony
were
quite able to bear those
as well as the cost
of the Civil Establishment and additional charges.
3.
I cannot coincide in that view-
and believe the statements made in my despatch of the 26th March clearly prove the insufficiency of the Ordinary
Revenue of
the Colony
to bear its
present expenses- I further believe the
accuracy of
such
a
proposition resolves
and an
itself into a mere
a mere question of fact
inevitable deduction from ascertained figures.
4.
It has of
course been
my duty
to consider the whole question very thoroughly
since the date of my first despatch
respectfully
on the subject- and I would respectfully observe that I see no reason to alter the
Views expressed therein.
5.
On the 25th Instant when I laid
before the Legislative Council a Bill to vote the necessary supplies for 186% I took the opportunity of placing before the Council and the Public - a statement of the financial Condition
of the Colony which I endeavoured to
make as
simple, truthful and
intelligible as possible;
Then
as ...