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enclose the detailed Colonial Estimates for 1868, and the financial Statement in which I explained them in Council on the 30th ultimo.
2.
There are many and extremely interesting questions connected with the financial position of the Colony at present, and I would gladly have given full explanations in reference thereto in separate despatches. Unforeseen circumstances, occasioned principally by a violent Typhoon during the night of Sunday the 8th instant, caused the complete loss of the following day, so far as regarded any Legislative business, so that the Council only passed the Appropriation Ordinance yesterday.
The closing of the Mail this evening, therefore prevents my doing so now.
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3. Your Lordship is aware that, in strict accordance with the Colonial Regulations, the Estimates for the ensuing year should have been prepared and submitted to Council before the end of June. I was induced to defer from time to time their preparation in the hope that each succeeding Mail would bring me the decision of Her Majesty's Government as to the maintenance of
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enclose the detailed Colonial Estimates
for 1868. and the financial Statement in which I jon the 30th
explained them in bouncil
"ultimo.
2.
There are
and extremely
CH-
many
interesting questions connected with the
financial position of the belony at present
land
I would
gladly
have
given full
fexplanations in reference thereto in
separate despatches. Unforeseen circumstances 88 ficcasioned principally by a violent Typhoon Sluring the night of Sunday the 8th instant caused the complete lop of the following day, so far
far as regarded any Legislative business, so that the Council only paped the Appropriation Ordinance yesterday
The closing of the Mail this
fevening.
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day treating
at 1 9. M.. therefore prevents my
I would wish
as
many important.
Subjects, which it is not desirable I should
Keep back, and I fear I must content
myself with such allusion to each them as
Ś
can
communication.
3. Your Space
of
make in this hurried
is aware
that in strict
accordance with the bolonial
Regulations the Estimates for the ensuing year
should have been prepared and submitted
to Council before the end of June.
was induced to
J
dafer from
confess that I time to time their preparation in the
hope that each
bring
me
each succeeding
the decision
of
Mail would
Her
Mapcotip's
Government as to the maintenance of
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