8
331
deficit
4th instant in which I expressed fear that there would be a at the end of the present year, and recommended that publie works, not of urgent importance should be deferred. The Governor has approved of my suggestion, and the Surveyor-General is ~ engaged in preparing statement, but the difficulty of his task has been considerably increased owing to the extensive damages, many of them immediate attention, which have
a"
requiring
bun
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been caused by
a severe
typhoon
which occurred on the night of the 10th instant. A full report
OnL
these damages has not sent in, but it will be forwarded
has not yet been
for Your Lordship'é information
as soon as received.
4.
The increases shown
under the "Heads "Land Revenue";
"Police and other rates, and
"
Miscellaneous" in the statement
of
the Revenue are apparent rather
than real, as will be seen
on
notes
reference to the
explanatory
which