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term apparent increase, ~
because the increase is in
part at all events rather apparent than real. It has been the practice here, whether designedly or not I am unable to
to
say, underestimate the annual
expenditure, and to take
instance
votes in the first ins of insufficient amounts to cover the probable expenditure of the coming year. ordinary expenditure of the
The
current
ave
current year, for example, will not be covered by
estimate
481
the
of 1,773,918 dollars, and the ordinary expenditure of 1891 was 1,868,073 as against an estimated expenditure of 1,682,874 dollars. The correct mode of proceeding is to ~
take votes in the annual
Supply Bill for such
amounts as seem
after
careful scruting to be - actually required for the services of the coming year,
and
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