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1845

1846

1847

Expenditure- Revenue - Excess Expenditure.

- £66,726.19.5 - £22,242.8.1 - £44,484.11.4

60,351%.9.8.

27,047.0.8 - 33,304

50,959.15.9. - 31,078.17.0 – 19,880.18.9

The cost to the Public for the past year is therefore only £19,880, while the last vote was £50,000. As I have stated before, I see no reason why this Colony should not defray the whole of its Expenditure out of its Revenue, as soon as its public works have been completed.

I mean that its public works will be completed in six months more, and I only wait Your Lordship's sanction to Despatch No.83 of 24th July 1847 to purchase a very handsome Court House for the sum of £5,000, at the recommendation of the Commanding Royal Engineer and the Surveyor-General, enclosed in that Despatch.

I observe that Mr. Montgomery Martin, in giving his evidence before a Committee of the House of Commons, stated that the Expenditure on account of Civil Charges by the Governor's Despatch was £4,700, the Expenditure for the year elapsed being £15,180, the excess of Expenditure beyond the Revenue has been only for one year.

Of Public buildings, nothing remains to be undertaken but the Governor's own residence. A Road will in two months more have been carried round the whole Island, a distance of Twenty-four miles, much of it cut through granite Rocks - A Church and Public Offices will have been completed.

I should be surprised if he had stated it at £500,000, and I should be more surprised if he had stated it at a whole Million.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's

Most Obedient Humble Servant,

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1845 1846 1847 Expenditure- Revenue - Excess Expenditure. - £66,726.19.5 - £22,242.8.1 - £44,484.11.4 60,351%.9.8. 27,047.0.8 - 33,304 50,959.15.9. - 31,078.17.0 19,880.18.9 The cost to the Public for the past year is therefore only £19,880, while the last vote was £50,000. As I have stated before, I see no reason why this Colony should not defray the whole of its Expenditure out of its Revenue, as soon as its public works have been completed. I mean that its public works will be completed in six months more, and I only wait Your Lordship's sanction to Despatch No.83 of 24th July 1847 to purchase a very handsome Court House for the sum of £5,000, at the recommendation of the Commanding Royal Engineer and the Surveyor-General, enclosed in that Despatch. I observe that Mr. Montgomery Martin, in giving his evidence before a Committee of the House of Commons, stated that the Expenditure on account of Civil Charges by the Governor's Despatch was £4,700, the Expenditure for the year elapsed being £15,180, the excess of Expenditure beyond the Revenue has been only for one year. Of Public buildings, nothing remains to be undertaken but the Governor's own residence. A Road will in two months more have been carried round the whole Island, a distance of Twenty-four miles, much of it cut through granite Rocks - A Church and Public Offices will have been completed. I should be surprised if he had stated it at £500,000, and I should be more surprised if he had stated it at a whole Million. I have the honor to be, With the highest respect, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,
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1846

1847

Expenditure- Revenue - Excess Expenditure.

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The cost to the Public for the past year. is therefore only £ 19.880, while the last_ ___

vote was

Parliamentary ofton stated before, I se

£ $1000. As I have

I see no reason

why?

Colony should not defray the whole of i

mean

its

this

of it's Revenue, as

soon as its public work's have been completed__

be

completed.

in six months

more,

13

and I

my-

only wait. Your Lordship's sanction to Despatch N2 83 of 24th July 1847 to purchase

ge

f

a

very handsome Court House for the sum- £5,000, at the recommendation of the Commanding. Royal Engineer and the Surveyor_ General, enclosed in that. Deepatch-.

as

I observe that. Mr. Montgomery.

Martin, in

giving.

his evidence before

a

Committe of the House of Commons, stated_ that the Rxpenditure on de count

Civil. Changes by

The public works

works for the

for the

-year

elapsed being

for one year

at was

remaining

Civil expenditure

not have been

£4.700.-

- Governor's

£15, 180, the

beyond the Revenue has been only

Of Public buildings nothing

remains to be undertaken but the

now

· Own residence. A Road will in two

mouths more

have been carried round_

the whole Island, a distance of Twenty-four miles, much of it cut. through granite. Rocks - A Church and Public Offices u

will.

of Houghtong

£500,000, and I should-

More

surprised if he had

stated it at a whole Million.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest reepeet,

Your Lordship's

Most Obedient-

Stumble Servant,

is dans

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