CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2] — Page 292

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Revenue. Parliament - Grant, Expenditure.

Ё.5.

27,045.3.5/4. 47.973.11.174.

Total £75,018. 144. 6/2 Average £ 37,509. 7. 34/4

£

4,400.

4.400

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2,200

£34,635.0.

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635.0.1-1854.

40, 813.11.2 1856. 75,448.11.3

· 37,724.5.7.

Ween therefore we find that the revenue, tacking the average, amounted during the first period to

£26,840,

It

during the bond period to 23,664, and during the third period to. 37,579 - assisted by

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an Average Aumal Grant

from the Home Goverment of £28,966 during the first period

•17, 70s during the second period, and

· 2,200 during the third period, it is gratifying that the

that the general

gevers & Properity

of

"the Colony hear maked Government dispense altogether at present with Grants from Parliament, and at the sance time to pay for Public Works, which, properly speaking, belong to former years,

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and commence other which had been

and

were

as

originally

found meccsorry! estimated for as for back and 1845 and 1846. Ban't for these and similar works the Expenditure for the past year, Amounting to £40.813.11.3 would have been for less, and below the amount of terême

received; or it

wit is the

thee mverage

annual

Expenditure during the above three perinds how be

£59,212

€ 40,209.

£ 37, 724. Revenne

When the increase is to great and general under svery head of Perenne,

it is unnece

essary

sorry to renew and explain the cause puder cash item,

general reason will and dres accomt " for all, namely, the great influx of