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the decision above indicated Her
Majesty's Government have been largely
influenced by the consideration that so
long as the contribution is fixed in
sterling the continued uncertainty in
calentated the matter of exchange is liable to
cause a greater dislocation in the
finances of the Colony than would be
caused to the Imperial finances if the
contribution is fixed in dollars.
4.
It is to be understood that
the Revenue on which the percentage will
Me gross.
be taken shall include receipts from
all sources which are now brought into
account as revenue, with one exception
viz: the proceeds of land sales, or
premia on leases, which are not strictly
revenue but the proceeds of the sale of
capital assels. The revenue for 1895,
less premia on leases, is estimated at
$2,018,528
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