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Looking to the practical outlay of former years This Department, as noted in the Margin, to the less inspended on ingent charailer of those works which remain unfinished, and to the considera tions of a general nature, I am of opinion that the sum appropriated to these services in the Parliamentary Estimate would have been most ample allowance.
for Public Works 1843-6 420994 " 1846-7 18,145 1847-8--18,732 for a single year under the most prosperous circumstances, and I cannot doubt, that this amount can be diminished by £500, or $1000 without serious detriment to the Colony that the Colonial Resources have been practically overstated to perhaps that extent.
I may take the present opportunity of printing and stating that the Colonial Government must be prepared for a continuous
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Looking to the
actical outlay of former. years This Department,
as
in
noted in the
Margin, to the less inspended on
ingent charailer
of
1843-6
those works which 1846-7
remain unfinished,
and to the considera a
tions
މ
of a general
nature, Iam of opinion
that the summ.
ftum
appropriated to tires services
in the Parliamentary
Estimate
would have
lean
most ample
allomance.
for
Public Anks
420994
"
18,145
1847-8--18,732
for
a
single
ryear
under
the
most prosperous cir=
- cumstances, and I cannot
doubt, that this amount --
can be diminished by £. bro, or $1000 without -
serious detriment to the
belony
Airw
that the
bolomat Resources have
been practically ove
overstatio
to
perhaps
that extent.
I may lakie
the present-opportimity
you
of printing and be that the Colonial Go=
-vernment must be
prepared for
a continuous
an
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