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8.
provided under the heading W.7, Public Works department.
The foregoing paragraph deals with the principal. items of decrease, and of ~ increase due to causes other than depreciation of silver, and it accounts for a net increase of $19,672. The slight difference of #1160~
between this amount and
that mentioned in paragraph 6, $20,832, as the total net increase exclusive of loss
on
on
491
exchange, is attributable to a corresponding excess of
other increases over decreases,
too insignificant to call for
special comment.
9.
The estimated revenue
shews an excess over
the
estimated ordinary expenditure
of $1195, and a decrease of $270,582 as compared with the estimated revenue of the
current.
year. The falling off
is more than accounted for under three heads of receipt,
vir: