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When the reverse of reality. The Revenue of 1866 instead of affording larger available means of meeting increased liabilities was less able to do so in 1866 than in 1863.
Cutting wholly aside the balance of $475,439 set apart, the large available means which the Colony possessed at the latter period.
1½ Analysis of the figures proves this, whereby it is meant that such analysis establishes the fact beyond all possibility of doubt, and therefore wholly disposes of any argument derived from the Colony's professing increasing Revenue. That is to say, an increased Annual income capable of being expended by local Legislation on anything besides the establishments and fixed expenditure already approved as absolutely essential.
17. I have the honor to enclose a comparative statement of the actual Revenue received in 1863 and 1866. And I would first of all draw attention to the great increase of Postage set down as received in the latter year, an increase over the former apparently of $102,748 in that single item. This however is altogether a delusion, and arises from the different mode in which the Postal accounts were kept in the two years.
In the Report for 1863 the accounts only showed the share received by the Colony. In 1866 the whole receipts are credited to the Colony, whilst on the Expenditure side is...