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of March 1845, Lord Grey does not find that any recurrence was ever made to the previous period, commencing from the 1st of September 1843, to 31 March 1845.

11. The Treasurer's present Report, however, represents that the vote taken for that period having been £30,000, the local Revenue was £14,834, making a total of £40,834, whilst the Expenditure was no less than £78,928, so that it exceeded by £34,094 the amount for which regular provision was made. The excess was probably defrayed, in point of fact, as the Treasurer conjectures, from the same sources which the Colonial Cost had been previously accustomed to consider at their disposal, viz.: the Military Chest and the Chinese Ransom.

The Treasurer's Report further shows that although there may have been certain savings in the Expenditure of subsequent years compared with the amounts of the Parliamentary Grants and Local Revenues for the same period, yet if all the Expenditure of the Colony from the 1st of September 1843

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18 19 3136 of March 1845, Lord Grey does not find that any recurrence was ever made to the previous period, commencing from the 1st of September 1843, to 31 March 1845. 11. The Treasurer's present Report, however, represents that the vote taken for that period having been £30,000, the local Revenue was £14,834, making a total of £40,834, whilst the Expenditure was no less than £78,928, so that it exceeded by £34,094 the amount for which regular provision was made. The excess was probably defrayed, in point of fact, as the Treasurer conjectures, from the same sources which the Colonial Cost had been previously accustomed to consider at their disposal, viz.: the Military Chest and the Chinese Ransom. The Treasurer's Report further shows that although there may have been certain savings in the Expenditure of subsequent years compared with the amounts of the Parliamentary Grants and Local Revenues for the same period, yet if all the Expenditure of the Colony from the 1st of September 1843 up

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18 19 3136 of March 1845, Lord brey does not find that any recurrence was ever made to the previous period, com : : mencity from the 1st of September 1843, to 31 Mart 1845. 11. The Treasurer's present Report, however, represents that the vote taken for that period having keen £30.000, the local Revenue was £14.834, making a total of 40834, whilst the Expenditure no less than £78.928, so that it exceeded by £34.094 the amount for which regular provision was made. The excus wed probably defrayed in in point of fact, 205 as the Treasures conjectures, from the same sources which the Colonial. Gost had been previously accustomed to consider at their disposal, vist : the Military Chest and the Chinese Ransom The Treasurer's Report 12. further chour that although there may have been certain. savings in the Expenditure of subsequent years de com: - pared with the amounts of the Parliamentary Grants and Local Revenues for the same period, yet if all the Expenditure of the Colony from the 1st of September 1843 up

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3136

of March 1845, Lord brey does not find that any

recurrence was ever made to

the previous period, com : : mencity from the 1st of

September 1843, to 31 Mart 1845.

11. The Treasurer's present

Report, however, represents that the vote taken for that

period having

keen £30.000,

the local Revenue was £14.834, making a total of 40834,

whilst the Expenditure

no less than £78.928, so that

it exceeded by £34.094 the amount for which regular provision was made. The

excus wed

probably defrayed

in point of fact,

205

as the Treasures

conjectures, from the same

sources which the Colonial.

Gost had been previously

accustomed to consider at

their disposal, vist : the Military Chest and the Chinese Ransom

The Treasurer's Report

12.

further chour that although

there

may

have been certain.

savings in the Expenditure

of subsequent years

de com:

- pared with the amounts of the Parliamentary Grants and Local Revenues for the same period, yet if all the Expenditure of the Colony from the 1st of September 1843

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