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It had been my intention that this contribution should have come into operation from the past January 1854, but bearing in mind that the Council may possibly have had under their consideration the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for that year before the receipt of this despatch in the Colony, and that the Establishment of a mint, to which I have adverted in another despatch, will be a considerable charge on the Revenues of the Colony. I have decided that this demand on the part of the Imperial Treasury shall be postponed until the year 1885.

I have, however, thought it better to make this communication to you at once, that you may despatch it before Council for their consideration, in case the Estimates are still before them, and...

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It had been my intention that this contribution should have come into operation from the past January 1854, but bearing in mind that the Council may possibly have had under their consideration the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for that year before the receipt of this despatch in the Colony, and that the Establishment of a mint, to which I have adverted in another despatch, will be a considerable charge on the Revenues of the Colony. I have decided that this demand on the part of the Imperial Treasury shall be postponed until the year 1885. I have, however, thought it better to make this communication to you at once, that you may despatch it before Council for their consideration, in case the Estimates are still before them, and...
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Lention

It had been my

that this contributions.

should have

Come

in to.

operation from the pat

January 1854, but

bearing

in mind

that

the Conneil

may possibly

have had under

their

consideration the Estimates

of Revenue and Expenditure

for that

year

before

the receipt of this despatch

in the Colony, and that

a

the Extablishment of

mint, to which I have

adverted in

despatch, will

another

сии Ке

a

on.

282 considerable charge

the Revenues of the

Colony. I have decided

that this demand.

on

the

part of the Imperial Treasury shall be postponed

until the year 1885.

I have however.

thought it better to

make this

to you at

order that

this

Announcement

once

you may despatch before

Council for

lay

Your

consideration,

chance

of

their

the

on

the Estimates:

being stilt before them,

and

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