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entitled to credit both

for the disposition he has

shown to practise very

reasonable economy,

and

also for "the clearness of

the information which he

has supplied upon Financial demands of the

Colony, and his lordship feels every desire to

relieve him from any

embarrassment occasioned

by the

Estimate which

was made of the local

Resources of his Government

for the

year

1848.

I am at the

same time to observe

that

the Lords Com-

missioners of

the Treasury

are aware

from my

letter

of 6th December

last, until Sir Bonham's

Reports arrived, the accounts

from the Colony

were

rather

imperfect and perplexing.

Under these circumstances

the estimated Local Revenue

of £31,075,

the Return

was taken from

the actual

Revenue for

the Calendar

year 1847, and the small addition of £2822 was

made in consideration

of

the existence of

a

surplus which was repeatedly

alluded to

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270 entitled to credit both for the disposition he has shown to practise very reasonable economy, and also for "the clearness of the information which he has supplied upon Financial demands of the Colony, and his lordship feels every desire to relieve him from any embarrassment occasioned by the Estimate which was made of the local Resources of his Government for the year 1848. I am at the same time to observe that the Lords Com- missioners of the Treasury are aware from my letter of 6th December last, until Sir Bonham's Reports arrived, the accounts from the Colony were rather imperfect and perplexing. Under these circumstances the estimated Local Revenue of £31,075, the Return was taken from the actual Revenue for the Calendar year 1847, and the small addition of £2822 was made in consideration of the existence of a surplus which was repeatedly alluded to
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270

cutitled to credit both

for the disposition he has

wirud

fooved to practice wory

reasonable

economy,

d

also for "the clearness of

the information which be

the

has supplied upon Financial demands of the

Colony, and his lordship -feels every desire to

relieve him from any

embarrassment occasioned

by the

очеч

Estimate which

was made of the local

Resources of his Governat

for the

spear

1848.

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am at the

same time to observe

that

ad

the Lords Com_

-missioners of

are.

of

aware

the 6th

the Treasury

from my

letter

of December

last, until forr Bonhams

Reports arrived, the accounts

from the Colony

were..

rather

imperfect and perplexing.

Under these exccumstances

the estimated Local Revenue

of £31,075,

the Return

was taken from

Revenue for

of

the actival

the Calendar

year 1847, and the small addition of £2822 was

made in consideration

of

the existence of

a

surplus which was repeatedly

that

allude t

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