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from rates and taxes, it
will be seen
from the
End. 2
10th Septbr. 1890.
enclosed report of the South Assessor of rates, that ~
$37,000 represents the
annual loss in revenue,
which the Colony suffers
on account of
the immunity
of the Imperial Departments from the incidence of taxes.
But this is a
very small item compared with
the amount which this Government loses in Crown
Rents
and premiums
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on
the sale of all this land,
which is some
of the
most valuable in the
Colony.
Sir William Des Vœux
in his despatch No.334 of
23837 Printed for Parts 9
But Poss RL
the 31st of October, 1889,
mentioned that he
estimated the total amount
which this Colony paid annually for its Military Defence at $300,000, and
the detailed Returns which