78
(7) Additimal rooms, Observatory 2,000 (2) Extension Macdonnell
Haustin Roads
13,
Jotal 135,000
The Governor proposes to change all of these works to the Loan, and bot Illink we should there to also decisim on to charge & the Loan Government Extensions of 1 future
Offices & new Law
Courts.
Ithink we should adhere &
decisim, taken
c
11956, that the
above works must be paid for aut
current revenue,
of curr
& some of
of them
accordingl postponed täll funds
forthcoming for
are
them.
The Revenue (as Estimated in
16344) will only just meet the Ordinary expenditure; but since
a sudden renewed demand
16344 was
written,
there
has
been
to the releasing
(17689)
few months,
for subsidiary com,
$250,
000 worth that had been
lockedup for summer
and putting the Colony (temporarily, at least) in funds again. If the
41.27
116344
(un any degra
way
demand for these coms continues, the profit on them with considerably exceed the sum of $2000, put
499
down for next year. But if not,
sufficient surplus
there will be no
to pay for any public works out of
or Eston
to meet them Revenue
the Loversupond timal and fresh taxes Interest mat case test
that be
see Endy the Governor thinks and def" taxation might be easily borne, but 16376 separates that the present time it is not
criurlated)
advisable to introduce
any to
should however turn out prose necessary,
If it
we might suggest
the reasons revival of the proposals to raise money by additimal Stamp duties (made a few gears
& then dropped – Lee
ago
#bbb the Ma
9374/86
Other ways
graising money would be by
(1); increasing
the Assessed Taxes,
which are at present not hear (13 percent & under), but this
would be unpopular,
as rents
are very high in Hongking; (2) by raising the tax
12353/85
L
Spirits.
(This at present takes the form
Licenses for sale of Spirits & there being O for distilling Spirits
Lo
Customs duty) A Spirit Farin
proposed in 1885,
was
but we