CO129-120 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [1-2] — Page 549

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together with a report by the Auditor General on the Revenue and Expenditure of last year and the State of the Colony's Accounts with the Crown Agents.

2.

The ordinary Revenue of the Colony for 1866 shows a slight increase over the preceding year and the Expenditure, under my control, a small decrease, but this result satisfactory in itself is of no advantage while the requirements of Her Majesty's Government force upon us expenditure in excess of our means, for our Liabilities in excess of Assets was on the 1st January 1864 $445,000 and in the return here enclosed it is only $45,000, showing that in 3 years our income has been exceeded by $400,000. But even this sum, large as it is, does not adequately represent the amount by which the Colony is exceeding its resources for, during the above period, the ordinary revenue of the Government was recruited by nearly $100,000 from Land Sales and the expenditure of 1864 did not include any payments for Military contribution. The harbour being finished,

3.

it may be said that a larger...

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546 together with a report by the Auditor General on the Revenue and Expenditure of last year and the State of the Colony's Accounts with the Crown Agents. 2. The ordinary Revenue of the Colony for 1866 shows a slight increase over the preceding year and the Expenditure, under my control, a small decrease, but this result satisfactory in itself is of no advantage while the requirements of Her Majesty's Government force upon us expenditure in excess of our means, for our Liabilities in excess of Assets was on the 1st January 1864 $445,000 and in the return here enclosed it is only $45,000, showing that in 3 years our income has been exceeded by $400,000. But even this sum, large as it is, does not adequately represent the amount by which the Colony is exceeding its resources for, during the above period, the ordinary revenue of the Government was recruited by nearly $100,000 from Land Sales and the expenditure of 1864 did not include any payments for Military contribution. The harbour being finished, 3. it may be said that a larger...
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3. 546 together with a report by the Auditor General on the Revenne year In clonov N. 2 and Expenditure of last and the State of the Colony's Accounti with the Crown Agents- 2. The ordinary Revenue of the Colony for 1866 shows a slight increase over the preceding year and the Expenditure, under my control, a small decrease, but this result satisfactory in itself is of no advantage while then requirements & ber Majesty's Government force upon expenditure in excess of The over our мо No they do not whic our means, thy sait the Colone Liabilities imm's hope excess of Assets was on the 1st January 1864 brtullia live whe Funds $445,000 and in the retion here enclosed it is only $ 45,000- by lage nits showing that in 3 years our income has been exceeded by $400000. But even this sum large as it is does not adequately represent the amount by which the Colony is exceeding it's resources for, during the above feriod, the ordinary revenne of. the Government was recruited by nearly $100,000 from Land I ales and the expenditure of 1864 did not include any payments for Military contribution The hint being finished, 3. it may be said that a largen
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546

together with a report by the Auditor General on the Revenne

year

In clonov N. 2

and Expenditure of last and the State of the Colony's Accounti with the Crown Agents-

2.

The ordinary Revenue of the

Colony for 1866 shows a slight

increase over

the preceding year and the Expenditure, under

my

control, a small decrease, but

this result satisfactory in itself is of no advantage while then

requirements & ber Majesty's

Government force upon expenditure in excess of

The

over

our

мо

No they do not whic

our means, thy sait the Colone

Liabilities imm's hope

excess of Assets was on the 1st January 1864

brtullia

live whe Funds

$445,000 and in the retion here enclosed it is only $ 45,000- by lage nits showing that in 3 years our

income has been exceeded by $400000. But even this sum

large as it is does not adequately represent the amount by which the Colony is exceeding it's resources for, during the above feriod, the ordinary revenne of. the Government was recruited

by

nearly $100,000 from Land I ales and the expenditure of 1864 did not include any

payments for Military contribution The hint being finished,

3.

it

may

be said that a largen

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