CO129-096 - Others - 1863 — Page 283

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(or about £35,000 a year) has been expended on public Works (including repairs to Roads, Streets, and Bridges) and I observe that in the Estimates for 1863, a sum of £42,200 has been set aside for objects of that nature. I notice these charges because although there is no more legitimate expenditure than that on works of public utility, the amount of that expenditure is in a great degree regulated by the amount of surplus Revenue of which it in some degree furnishes a test.

I further observe that this prosperous state of the Revenue has been coincident with a large and general increase in the expense of Public Departments - which entitles me to assume that the existing Establishments will be able at their existing Salaries to perform the work required of them for

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(or about £35,000 a year) has been expended on public Works (including repairs to Roads, Streets, and Bridges) and I observe that in the Estimates for 1863, a sum of £42,200 has been set aside for objects of that nature. I notice these charges because although there is no more legitimate expenditure than that on works of public utility, the amount of that expenditure is in a great degree regulated by the amount of surplus Revenue of which it in some degree furnishes a test. I further observe that this prosperous state of the Revenue has been coincident with a large and general increase in the expense of Public Departments - which entitles me to assume that the existing Establishments will be able at their existing Salaries to perform the work required of them for
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(or about £35,000 a year) has been expended on public Works (including For repam I admit repairs to Ronds theets, and Bridges) and I observe that in the Extimates. f1863, a Rum. of £42, 200 has been. set aside for objects of that nature. I notice these charges because although there is no more legitimate expenditure than that on works of public utility, the amount of that expenditure is in a great degree regulated 279 by the amount of surplus Revenue of which it in some degree this furnishes A I further observe that this prosperous. state of the Revenue has sun coincident with a large and general increase in the expense of Public Departments - which entitles axsume An that the merense to me existing Establishments will be able at their existing Salaries to perform the work required of them for
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(or about £35,000 a year) has been expended

on public Works (including

For repam

I admit repairs to Ronds theets,

and

Bridges) and I

observe that in the Extimates.

f1863,

a

Rum.

of £42, 200

has been.

set aside for

objects of that nature.

I notice these

charges because although

there is

no more legitimate

expenditure than that

on

works of public

utility, the

amount

of that expenditure is

in a

great degree regulated

279

by the amount of surplus

Revenue of which it in

some

degree this

furnishes

A

I further observe

that this prosperous.

state of the Revenue

has sun

coincident with a

large

and general increase

in the expense of Public

Departments

-

which entitles

axsume

An

that the

merense

to

me

existing

Establishments will be

able at their existing

Salaries to perform the

work required of them

for

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