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observed that the Revenue is short of the____ Extimate by L. 563 .3 .74 which sum is to be accounted for by the further decrease on Opium, Lerang

and the Salt Licenses. The

Lerang Licenses expired

on the 12th December-

last and have not been, renewed, in accordancer

with His Excellency the Governor's directions.

The principal decroses, L. 664. 16-4 is on Fines and Fees &0, of Courts, notwithstanding the considerable allowance made in the Estimate

submitted to Parliament; this decrease will be

best observed by a comparison of the Fees levied

in

the Supreme Court, the Receipts from which

have been, during the last 4 years, viss.

in 184

£.1348644.62

1849. £.769.17.3

1847-

"

1848-859

"

44

.102.

1830. – 415.08 1⁄2

the other decreases are inconsiderable and

incidental, being

£.19.11-75

"

#

On Fres of Offices.

54.7.32.

31.6. j

مریم

Sale of Government Property.

Reimbursements.

In the Estimate

of L. 57. 5. 8. had been

a sum of

calculated on under the last head, as likely to

accrue)

from the sales

of

medicines supplied from

the Civil Hospital to Officers, 80, of the bivil Government, but nothing has been received on

this account.

Considering that the Auction Duties and Serang Licenses have been abolished, the decreas of £.90.6.104 in the Revenue of 1850, as

compares

cred with 1849 should, I think, be considered satiefactory.

The Expenditure is £10,074. below the Estimate, and £. 4,671 -9=

than the Expenditure for 1849.

2

"

31⁄2 less

The decrease of the estimated sum, Establishments, is L.//t.

however, the sum

for

L. 1/498 + 8.0%, from which,

کوئی

of £ 538.6.8 must be

deducted for Salories still due to officers

011.

so that the actual saving on Salaries and

ciès

Contingencies

amounts to L.G60 × 1 × 41⁄2,

notwithstanding, the sum

have

of £1105.4%1⁄2

FEB.

IAR.

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