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Gross Revenue, Total Ordinary Revenue, Total Ordinary Expenditure, Cost of Military Defence. The latter I propose to increase by a third for medical, transport (land and sea), works and all other charges borne on the Civil departmental votes, and I should be glad to know whether this is in the opinion of the experienced officers of the Colonial Office a reasonable or too small a proportion.
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The question of the Military Contribution is as Your Lordship is aware one which periodically gives rise to much discussion and to expressions of dissatisfaction on the part of the Unofficial Members of the Council and the local Press, and I hope that with these data it will be possible to place before them accurate and authentic figures, which will dispose once for all of many of the inaccurate and groundless statements which have been current for many years past.
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I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble servant,
Mugar Governor, &c.
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