CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 262

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of gaming elsewhere and the consequent removal of all opportunity for further corruption amongst the Police.

All these considerations, each of them extremely important, rendered me naturally anxious, if possible, to defer compilation of the Estimates, till receipt of more information. Time, however, pressed, and some of these questions could not be regarded as definitively decided when the end of August was approaching. Even the residue of the material for starting the new Stamp Ordinance had not been then received. Nevertheless, it was clear that I could no longer defer preparing the Estimates.

I did the best I could, accordingly, with so many disturbing elements to derange my calculations, and on the 30th ultimo submitted the enclosed Estimates to the Council.

Your Grace will observe from my financial statement that I took the course of including everything, that is to say, have apparently provided for payment of all arrears of the Military Contribution, and have added to the Revenue side $100,000, expected receipts from the Gambling Licences. An amount has been fixed for crediting it with profits amounting to $15,000, a sum considerably more than what has been received from the public patronage of the Mint.

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254 of gaming elsewhere and the consequent removal of all opportunity for further corruption amongst the Police. All these considerations, each of them extremely important, rendered me naturally anxious, if possible, to defer compilation of the Estimates, till receipt of more information. Time, however, pressed, and some of these questions could not be regarded as definitively decided when the end of August was approaching. Even the residue of the material for starting the new Stamp Ordinance had not been then received. Nevertheless, it was clear that I could no longer defer preparing the Estimates. I did the best I could, accordingly, with so many disturbing elements to derange my calculations, and on the 30th ultimo submitted the enclosed Estimates to the Council. Your Grace will observe from my financial statement that I took the course of including everything, that is to say, have apparently provided for payment of all arrears of the Military Contribution, and have added to the Revenue side $100,000, expected receipts from the Gambling Licences. An amount has been fixed for crediting it with profits amounting to $15,000, a sum considerably more than what has been received from the public patronage of the Mint.

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of gaming

elsewhere and the consequent removal of all opportunity for further -corruption amongst the Solice.

All these considerations, each of them extremely important, rendered me naturally anxious, if possible, to defer compilation of the Estimates, till receipt

exact

Lof

ppast by

and

the

information. Time however

mome

of these questions could

regarded as definitively decided, when

the end of August was approarking Even

for starting the

the residue of the material Stamp Ordinance had not been then'

received. Nevertheless,

was clear that I

could no longer defer preparing the Estimates

I did the best I could

und accordingly with so many disturbing elements to

derange my

calculations and on the 30th.

ultimo submitted the enclosed Estimates

to the bouncil.

course

7 Your Grace will observe from my financial statement that I took the of including everything. that is to have apparently at least provided for

of the Military

payment of all arrears

Say

Contribution, and have added to the Revenue side $100,000, expected receipts

CIF

from the Gambling Licences. An amount

reasons which I shall prevently

for

fixed for

explain. I have also included the

establishment of the Mint.

crediting

with profits mounting to $15,000. a sum considerably

more than what has been

received from the Public patronage of the

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