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immunity from plague: and on "Public Works Extraordinary"
te a credit to Store Account of $101,422 in respect of
expenditure in the year 1904.
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A comparison of the Statement of
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the Probable Financial Position en 31st. December, 1905,
transmitted in my Despatch No. 243 of 6th. October, 1905,
37with the position disclosed by these Returns will show
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that the estimated deficit of $78,760 has been reduced to
ene of $32,871 and that the estimated balance of Assets
over Liabilities at the close of the year has been in-
-eraased by a sum of $109,533. The least satisfactory
asset included in the Statement is the item of $3,968,354
for subsidiary coins involving as it will be seen a debit
balance at the Bank on 31st. December of $2,796,665. Sales
of coin during the current year have realised $122,000.
I am giving this question my careful consideration.
5.
Arrears of Revenue amount to
$330,711 or $124,621 in excess of these outstanding on
31st. December, 1905. This sum includes a prospective profit
er $155,283 on subsidiary coins. Of the balance $108,337
has been collected to date.
6.
The financial position of the
Colony