CO129-037 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [6-9] — Page 66

the cum of £4,587.10.4 the Potal of £ 11000) making a Total of £18, 772.4.5, thus leaving a Fett Suplue of £3,802, 18,0. at the disposal of His Excellency. -

From the before mentioned Enclosures it will appear that the hxpenditure of the Colony has been progressively reduced by His breellency, and on Page 24 of Statement it is shown that the

hxpenditure for

the Detail

the last three years

has been £51.339. 16.67%, £39.179. 19.6% and £32,925.8.5%, being not less

than £18,414.8.3 in two

years,-

as

far as actual Payments during each

year are concerned; - but

breame necessary,

in

as it

consequence

of Parl. Gacy's Deepatch 1987 of 216 September 1848, to pay part of His hveelleney The Governor's Salary and other charges for 1848/49, amounting

<

to £2971.8.0 during the

the actual cost of

64

year 1849/50

the Colonial Services

years

ha

for each of the three last therefore to be stated at £54,311, 4.6/1⁄2, £36,201.11.61⁄2 and £32,925, 8.31⁄2 thus shewing the actual reductions made on the Colonial Expenditure since 1848/49 to have been ₤2/385.16. 3.

The Cost

the temporary Police employed in consequence of

sickness of

of

the

the Trops to guard the

Naval Stores and Gaols has been £205. 16.6.-

The Receeipts

on account of

the

Revenue have been lere, by £2/43.8.7%

aj

compared with the previous year;

but as ₤ 914, 8, 5 more remained_ due at the close of the year 1850/51, than at the same period of 1849/50 the actual deficit £1,229 40.2 4.

is reduced to