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being

£38,900. But on

Public

forks, while he threw out a

remark that

probably

they

would

cost £24,000 in

order entirely to finish them, he did not furnish any

data to show that they ought

to be completed within a single year. On the contrary, some of the most urgent

com:

of them being already completed, it appeared expedient

on general grounds to spread

the remainder over a

greater period

of time, and this course

seemed the more desirable,

inasmuch as

in order that by allowing

time for the growth of the

local

1845-6 — £20,994

1846-7 — £18,145

1847-8 -- £18,732

local Revenue, there might be

a prospect that the Imperial Exchequer would be called on for a smaller proportion of

the cost than if the whole of the works were

hastened

to completion at once.

For

these reasons it was deemed

the safest and most advisable course to be guided to a

certain

degree by the Expen:

-diture of recent

the outlay

years, and

Public Works

having them

having

been confined to the amounts

stated in

the mar

margin

vote for

decline proposing

more.

than £20,000 on this

account for the

4 year ending

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being £38,900. But on Public forks, while he threw out a remark that probably they would cost £24,000 in order entirely to finish them, he did not furnish any data to show that they ought to be completed within a single year. On the contrary, some of the most urgent com: of them being already completed, it appeared expedient on general grounds to spread the remainder over a greater period of time, and this course seemed the more desirable, inasmuch as in order that by allowing time for the growth of the local 1845-6 — £20,994 1846-7 — £18,145 1847-8 -- £18,732 local Revenue, there might be a prospect that the Imperial Exchequer would be called on for a smaller proportion of the cost than if the whole of the works were hastened to completion at once. For these reasons it was deemed the safest and most advisable course to be guided to a certain degree by the Expen: -diture of recent the outlay years, and on Public Works having them having been confined to the amounts stated in the mar margin to vote for decline proposing more. a than £20,000 on this account for the 4 year ending M

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4 being £38.900. But on Public forks, while he threw out a remark that probably they would cost £24.000 in order entirely to finish them, he did not furnish any data to show that they ought to be completed within a single year. On the contrery some of the most urgent com: of them being abready pleted, it appeared expedient general grounds to spread. the remainder over a a greater period of time, and this course seemed the more desirable, inasmuch as in order that by allowing time for the growth of the local 1845-6 - €20.994 1846-7— € 18. 145° 1847- 8--₤18.732 193 local Revenue, there might be a prospect that the Imperial Exchequer would be called on for a smaller proportion of the cost than if the whole of the works were hastened For to completion at once. these reasons it was deemed the safest and most advisable course to be guided to a certain degree by the Expen : - diture of recent the outlay years, and on Public Works raving them having been confined to the amounts stated in the mar margin to vote for decline proposing more. a than £20,000 on this account for the 4 year ending M

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being

£38.900. But on

Public

forks, while he threw out a

remark that

probably

they

would

cost £24.000 in

order entirely to finish them, he did not furnish any

data to show that they ought

to be completed within a single year. On the contrery some of the most urgent

com:

of them being abready pleted, it appeared expedient

general grounds to spread.