CO129-096 - Others - 1863 — Page 216

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of Expenditures which I have

detailed; and

I respectfully

submit that was

assuming for its sake

Argument the Justice of Houghing for

Calling

such contribution it is

premature to do so

Coling has been self-

sustaining only for the last four years, up to

which time it

was

dependent on Parliamentary funding. During that period of depression all the

Establishments were

kept

almost below par for efficiency, whilst

public reforms

were postponed and public

works allowed to fall into

decay.

A sudden reaction

of prosperity brought with it the anxiety for

a corresponding outlay; and

whilst

everything

is still

in a state

of transition,

and before former shortcomings are fully made good, it would indeed be a pity

if a demand were enforced which must either interfere with the development of

the

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213 of Expenditures which I have detailed; and I respectfully submit that was assuming for its sake Argument the Justice of Houghing for Calling such contribution it is premature to do so Coling has been self- sustaining only for the last four years, up to which time it was dependent on Parliamentary funding. During that period of depression all the Establishments were kept almost below par for efficiency, whilst public reforms were postponed and public works allowed to fall into decay. A sudden reaction of prosperity brought with it the anxiety for a corresponding outlay; and whilst everything is still in a state of transition, and before former shortcomings are fully made good, it would indeed be a pity if a demand were enforced which must either interfere with the development of the
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of Expenditione which I have

detailed; and

I respectfully

submit that wan

assuming for Itu sake

7

Argument the Justice of Houghing for

Calling

such contribution it is

premature to do so

Coling has been self.

The

- suffuting only for the last four gears, up to

which time it

aid.

luas

dependent on Parliamentary During that perind of depression all the

Establishments were

heph

alonosk

almost below In scale

mempary for efficiency, whilst

public reforms

postponed and public

works allowed to fall into

decay.

A sudden reaction

of prosperity brought with it the ampity for

AL

conerponding outlay; and

Whilst

every thing

in a state

2

is still

transition,

and before former thortcomings are fully enade good, it would indeed be a pity

if a demand wore Enforced which much wither interfere with the development of

the

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