CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 269

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that they might amount to several

hundred thousand dollars without

the Colony any giving increased funds. That item

261 if your Grace wishes to ascertain the comparative

available resources of the Colony out of ordinary Revenue

in 1866 and 1863. A very large portion of the

Revenue of each year consists of local rates imposed

annually under Ordinance for special purposes such

as Police, Water Supply and Lighting must, therefore,

for the purposes of your Grace's argument be diminished by,

in round numbers, $8,000.

20. There are items of a special nature, such as

Profit on Coinage ($5,877), and interest ($6,198)

which ought perhaps strictly speaking to be struck out

as unlikely to recur, and therefore only conveying to Your

Grace an erroneous impression as to the Colony's future available

resources. These latter two items amount to about $12,000

in round numbers.

21. A still heavier deduction must be made to meet the special expenses

Strictly speaking no part of these rates is available for other

purposes, and the Governor in Council always estimates for the

necessary rates according to the expenditure supposed to be required

for those three particular purposes. The introduction of gas,

improvements in the Water Supply, and Lighting are mentioned.

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that they might amount to several hundred thousand dollars without the Colony any giving increased funds. That item 261 if your Grace wishes to ascertain the comparative available resources of the Colony out of ordinary Revenue in 1866 and 1863. A very large portion of the Revenue of each year consists of local rates imposed annually under Ordinance for special purposes such as Police, Water Supply and Lighting must, therefore, for the purposes of your Grace's argument be diminished by, in round numbers, $8,000. 20. There are items of a special nature, such as Profit on Coinage ($5,877), and interest ($6,198) which ought perhaps strictly speaking to be struck out as unlikely to recur, and therefore only conveying to Your Grace an erroneous impression as to the Colony's future available resources. These latter two items amount to about $12,000 in round numbers. 21. A still heavier deduction must be made to meet the special expenses Strictly speaking no part of these rates is available for other purposes, and the Governor in Council always estimates for the necessary rates according to the expenditure supposed to be required for those three particular purposes. The introduction of gas, improvements in the Water Supply, and Lighting are mentioned.
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that they might amount to several

hundred thousand dollars without

CH

the Colony any

giving.

creased funds. That

item

261

if your

neverthelep remains to be made Grace wishes to ascertain the comparative

available

resources of the

of the lealony out of

Nevenue in 1866 endinary Revenue

1863. a

ab

against

very large portion of the

consists

of

the

local

under a

Revenue of each

rates

other items of a special

year imposed annually

coins

from

of

Police, Water Supply and

Lighting

must, therefore, for the purposes of your Grace's argument be diminished buy,

round numbers, $8,000.

20.

There

nature, such

are

Profit

om

in

England ($5,877), and interest ($6198)

which ought perhaps strictly speathing

to be struck out

as

unlikely

to

леси,

and therefore only conveying to Your

Inace

an erroneous

to

impresion

as

resources.

These

the belony's future available

latter two items amount to about $12,000

in round numbers.

121.

A still heavier deduction.

--

Ordinance to meet the special expenses

Strictly speating no part of these rates

is available for other

purposes, and the Governor in leouncil always estimates for

the

matrés his nicepary rates according

to the expenditure supposed to be required for those three particular purposes. The

gas,

introduction of in the Water Supply.

and

improvements

as well as in

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