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paying 19 per cent more than in 1866-
3. The Colony also contributes
indirectly towards Military
expenditure in a
variety of ways,
as follows.
(a) Loss on
exchange as
above 19% on £20,000
0.0
by Half cost of lighting the
Military Cantonment, per annum)
(b) Remission of taxes on houses,
occupied by Military $501.4.8
(c) Cemetery fees, about.
(d) Grant towards St. John's
If ten
years
be taken
as the
average time during which
these outgoings have lasted
(though some have been longer),
these represent £45,500.
4. Sir Hercules Robinson
in 1864
estimated the loss to
the Colony from
the appropriation of
land for Military purposes
at
at least £10,000
a year.
Many of
the lands are
lying idle to this
day (in use of Troops) 90.12.6
Repairs to roads in
Cantonment about
out} 72.10.0
(e) Boxes in the Post Office,
free for Military Department, free 1550-10
and unimproved,
even being disintegrated by
the rains, and contributing
to silt up the harbour. However,
very much more...