411 buildings, but before coming to any definite decision in the matter, I desire to receive from you further explanations as to the existing and prospective resources of the Colony, and of the extraordinary expenditure which probably have to be incurred within the next few years.
As to the grounds on which the Acting Colonial Treasurer confidently anticipated that the ordinary expenditure would last year be largely exceeded by Revenue. The financial Returns for 1896, which have now been received, show that, apart from Land Sales, the Revenue fell short of the ordinary Expenditure by about $70,000. Including Land