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Treasury funds would have been from Imperial funds as he had no claim upon the revenue of the Colony.

11. Another reason, I think, why the benefit of the doubt in this case should be given to the Colony is that for many years before 1834 considerable overpayments were made to the Home Government on account of income tax. The aggregate amount of the 1880/1 Parliamentary Grants for the 4 years before 1834 was £56,200, whereas income tax was collected in the Colony and transmitted through the Commissariat chest to England.

Votes Salaries 1851/2 20,000 1852/3 15,000 1853/4 12,000 9,200 Total votes £56,200 Salaries for this period amounting to 1850/1 28,943.17.7 1851/2 22,789.13.10 1852/3 19,359.6.10 1853/4 20,771.9.9 Total salaries 86,184.0.8

or about £30,000 more than was liable. Attention was called to this in 1834. No. 103, 25 Nov. 1854, and subsequent grants were specially appropriated by Parliament, but the overpayments were never returned.

12. Before closing this Despatch, I must request to be informed what are the actual liabilities of the Colony as regards pensions for the officers at present in the public service of the Colony. They may be divided into three classes:

1. Those who entered the service before 1847, and who were allowed the option of contributing or not as they pleased to the Superannuation Fund. Will the Colony be called on to provide pensions from time to time for the contributors only in this class, or for the non-contributors also?

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Treasury funds would have been from Imperial funds as he had no claim upon the revenue of the Colony. 11. Another reason, I think, why the benefit of the doubt in this case should be given to the Colony is that for many years before 1834 considerable overpayments were made to the Home Government on account of income tax. The aggregate amount of the 1880/1 Parliamentary Grants for the 4 years before 1834 was £56,200, whereas income tax was collected in the Colony and transmitted through the Commissariat chest to England. Votes Salaries 1851/2 20,000 1852/3 15,000 1853/4 12,000 9,200 Total votes £56,200 Salaries for this period amounting to 1850/1 28,943.17.7 1851/2 22,789.13.10 1852/3 19,359.6.10 1853/4 20,771.9.9 Total salaries 86,184.0.8 or about £30,000 more than was liable. Attention was called to this in 1834. No. 103, 25 Nov. 1854, and subsequent grants were specially appropriated by Parliament, but the overpayments were never returned. 12. Before closing this Despatch, I must request to be informed what are the actual liabilities of the Colony as regards pensions for the officers at present in the public service of the Colony. They may be divided into three classes: 1. Those who entered the service before 1847, and who were allowed the option of contributing or not as they pleased to the Superannuation Fund. Will the Colony be called on to provide pensions from time to time for the contributors only in this class, or for the non-contributors also?
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12. 13. Treasury its would have been from Imperial funds as he had no claim upon the revenue of the Colony. 11. Another reason, I think, why the benefit of the doubt in this case should be given to the Colony is that for many years before 1834 considerable over verpayments were made to the Home Government on account of income tax. The aggregate amount of the 1880/1 Parliamentary Grants for the 4 years before 1834 was- £56,200. whereas income taxe was collected in the Colony and transmitted through the Commissariat chest to England Salaries land on all the 1851/2 1852/3 1853/4 Votes 20,000 15,000 12,000 9,200 Total votes £56,200. Salaries for this period amounting to £ 86,184, 1850/1 - 28,943.17-7 185772 22,789,13.10/2 852/3- 19,359.6.10 was actually 1853/4-20,771.9-9 or on about £ 30 000 more than was liable attention was called to this in Total salaries 86, 184. 8.0 1834 No 103 25 Noor 1854 and subsequent grants laolonel Caine to Secretary of State Centributed Mr Abercer eur Cleverly Mr. Abay 39 were specially appropriated by Parliament, but the Overpayments. were never returned. 12. Before closing this Despatch I must request to be informed what are the the Colony as regards Actual liabilities of : cers at present in the pensions for the officers -public service of the Colony. They may divided into three classes: - be jet. Those who entered the service before 1847, and who were allowed the option of contributing or not us they pleased to the Superannuation Fund. Will the Colony be called on to provide pensions from time de este content to time for the contributors only in this class, Alwander Uz I. Collino clis, Almada elly f " dir. Porven or for the non- Contributors also, as in the
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13.

Treasury its would have been from Imperial funds

as he had no claim upon the revenue of the Colony.

11. Another reason, I think, why the

benefit of the doubt in this case should be given to the Colony is that for many years

before 1834 considerable over

verpayments

were

made to the Home Government on account

of income tax. The aggregate amount of the 1880/1 Parliamentary Grants for the 4 years before 1834 was-

£56,200. whereas income taxe was collected in

the Colony

and transmitted through the

Commissariat chest to England

Salaries

land on all the

1851/2 1852/3 1853/4

Votes

20,000

15,000 12,000

9,200

Total votes £56,200.

Salaries

for this period amounting to £ 86,184, 1850/1 - 28,943.17-7

185772 22,789,13.10/2 852/3- 19,359.6.10 was actually 1853/4-20,771.9-9

or on about £ 30 000 more than was

liable attention was called to this in

Total salaries 86, 184.

8.0

1834

No 103 25 Noor 1854 and subsequent grants

laolonel Caine to Secretary

of State

• Centributed Mr Abercer

eur Cleverly Mr. Abay

39

were

specially

appropriated by Parliament, but the

Overpayments.

were never returned.

12. Before closing this Despatch I must request to be informed what are the the Colony as regards

Actual liabilities

of

: cers at present in the

pensions for the officers

-public service of the Colony. They may

divided into three classes: -

be

jet. Those who entered the service before

1847, and who were allowed the option of

contributing

or not us

they pleased to the

Superannuation Fund. Will the Colony be called on to provide pensions from time

de este content to time for the contributors only in this class,

Alwander

Uz I. Collino

clis, Almada

elly f

"

dir. Porven

or for the non- Contributors also, as in the

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