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in relation to many financial questions
· of great moment affecting this balony that I cannot say positively what portion
of the fundo be regarded feel justified
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now in the Treasury may available. I do not therefore
in entering into
any large
contracts for making the Thapa capable
of
enduring a very heavy Typhoon,
nor
do I quite see my way
to
at this moment
aus mode of increased taxcation
any judicious
of incre
for such a purpose. If the available
balance in the Treasury is to be used
as a
portion of the
anears
of the
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Mailitary leontribution I presume some further taxation will be required, though
the value of houses and land here has become unfortunately depreciated 30 per
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cent in the last
of further burdens
five years,
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the imposition
on the rate payers
might entail serious risk to the general interests of the Colony,
and react an
those of the Imperial Govenment apocicated with the progres of this bolony.
15.
I am more inclined to try
ad-interim
ad.i
an
anangement by undertaking
the mast epential repairs of the worst
portions of the Traya, at
aw
expense
of from $20,000 to $30,000, and it is
very popible that if the leolony be not visited by any very
as occured last
severe
Typhoons, pust,
year, these repairs may
last for a couple of years.
16. It curtainly
cutainly would be
would be preferable not
to rish expenditure of money
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any
but
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