have not long
since been laid before
Your Lordship. The death of Mr. Swart,
the u
necessity of doing over again.
work
A
which he had nearly completed,
· and the prolonged illness of 17 Lister, the Acting Colonial Secretary, have
much interfered with their preparation;
and, as in the end they had to be
hurried in order to be
be ready for
forwarding before the close
of the year,
I trust that Your fordship will.-
extend your indulgence in respect not
only of the unusual
doubtless many, defects.
delay
but
of
their,
;
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how fully
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of
In
my
recent despatch.
the 31th of October I have so
of
reviewed the financial condition
not prospects of the Colony that any
and
remarks on that subject will be
here . ' I shall therefore -
unnecessary.
confine myself to explanation of
of the
some
the principal items in which these Estimatio differ from those of
previous year.
4.
$4,000. Pensions of
the
There is an increase in
some Four thousand dollars
owing to the addition to the list, of the
names
of Sir George Philipps and __
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