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The colonial revenues for the purposes of this Ordinance shall include the nett receipts of the Ceylon Government Railway; that is to say, the gross receipts of the Ceylon Government Railway, less the following charges

(a) Charges for the maintenance of the Ceylon Government Railway. (6) The interest and sinking fund on loans borrowed for railway construction

and extension,

(c) An amount equal to four per cent. on any capital which shall have been heretofore or may be hereafter contributed from current revenue or surplus balances, and which shall have been or shall hereafter be expended upon railway construction and extension, provided however that upon past contributions from revenue and surplus balances the deduction of four per cent. per annum shall take effect as and from the first day of January, 1904, and upon all future contributions from the date of each of such contributions respectively, and provided further that every such deduction of four per cent. per annum shall cease after the same shall have been deducted for fifty consecutive years from the first day of January. 1904, in respect of past contributions and from the date that each contribution shall respectively be made in respect of future contributions:

and the gross receipts by the Ceylon Government from all other sources of revenue. but shall not include the proceeds of land sales and premia on leases or land grants

Passed in Council the Sixth day of December, One thousand Nine hundred and

A. R. SLATER,

Four.

Clerk to the Council Assented to by His Excellency the Governor the Twelfth day of December. One thousand Nine hundred and Four

A. M. ASHMORE,

Colonial Secretary

Enclosure 2 in No. 53.

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SIR,

(Secret )

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No. 54.

CEYLON.

WAR OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE. (Received 11 January, 1905.)

[ Copy to Governor, Secret, 13 January, 1905. L.F.]

War Office, London, S. W., 10th January, 1905. WITH reference to your letter, No. 57/1905, dated 4th instant,* enclosing a copy of a telegramt received by the Chief Ordnance Officer, Ceylon, and also enquiring whether it is proposed to dismantle the fortifications at Trincomali, I am commanded by the Army Council to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that the telegram in question was not despatched from this department.

The Council have, however, been in correspondence with the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty as to the necessity for maintaining Trincomali as a defended port, and their Lordships have intimated that they see no need for maintaining any fixed defences or garrison in time of peace at that station. Under these circumstances, the Council propose to dismantle the fortifications and withdraw the garrison at an early date.

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I have, &c..

E. W. D. WARD.

No. 55.

CEYLON.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR.

(Sent 6.30 p.m., 12 January, 1905.)

TELEGRAM.

Referring to your telegram of 2 January,† Yes. Despatch follows by mail.—

LYTTELTON.

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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ORDINANCE No. 19 of 1904, intituled "An Ordinance to amend The Defence Contribution Ordinance, 1898.'"

I am of opinion that in terms of Colonial Regulation 179 the Royal Assent may properly be given to this Ordinance.

Attorney-General's Chambers,

Colombo, 10th December, 1904.

J. H. TEMPLER,

Acting Attorney-General.

Enclosure 3 in No. 53.

REPORT of the Attorney General on Ordinance No. 19 of 1904, intituled Ordinance to amend The Defence Contribution Ordinance, 1898.'"

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This Ordinance redefines what is to be considered the nett receipts of the Ceylon Government Railway for the purposes of the Defence Contribution and the change effected by this Ordinance, that 4 per cent. per annum for a period of 50 years be deducted from capital contributed from current revenue and surplus balances expended upon railway construction, was approved by the Secretary of State before the Bill was introduced into Council.

Attorney-General's Chambers,

Colombo, 10th December, 1904.

J. H. TEMPLER,

Acting Attorney-General.

SIR,

(Confidential.)

No. 56.

CEYLON.

ADMIRALTY to COLONIAL OFFICE.

(Received 19 January, 1905.)

[Answered by letter transmitting copy of No. 66.]

Admiralty, 17th January, 1905. WITH reference to your letter of the 4th instant (No. 57/1905),* I am com- manded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to state for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies that no instructions have been sent by their Lordships to dismantle the fortifications at Trincomalee and to send the guns to England, the matter being outside the province of this Department.

2. Orders have been given for the removal of reserves of Naval Ordnance Stores at Trincomalee, this being in accordance with the decision communicated to you by Admiralty letter of the 16th ultimo.§

3. Their Lordships have, however, been in correspondence with the War Office, since the date of Sir H. Blake's telegram, as regards the maintenance of Trincomalee as a defended port, and copy of a letter from this Department dated 5th January is

enclosed for information.

C. I. THOMAS.

I am, &c.,

• No. 52.

† No. 31.

‡ LF. transmitting copy of No. 54.

§ 42509 not printed.

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