CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 270

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the constitution of the Police force itself,

proportion

as the town has extended

and the population increased have all led to

corresponding to the

(viz $130,000) and that raised in 1866

(viz: $204,000),

in the total

from

or in other words

ordinary Revenue

1866, so as to institute fairly comparison which Your Grace

an

increase

of those rates

requirements of

of the

city.

St

would, however, not suit the

to draw.

22.

have to be

made

on

account

object with which Your Grace compares the theme

the

of 1863 and 1866 to treat

augmentation of the Police, Lighting

and Water Rates in the latter

year,

as really placing any disposable Revenue

My

under the control of this

Government for any general purpose outside the object for which the rate is

imposed.

It will be

necessary therefore to deduct

the difference

between the annual amount

raised for the above objects

in 1863

and

$14,000

of

the

A similar deduction would

be made for the

increasing expenditure for Pensions, but

the difference in the two

years

was

very great, and I pass it by. The inevitable deductions however already

made, as

large

above, amount to

a very

large

sum, and quite upset any

argument founded

on increased resources

available to meet

the

burthens on

the Revenue of the Colony


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266 the constitution of the Police force itself, proportion as the town has extended and the population increased have all led to corresponding to the (viz $130,000) and that raised in 1866 (viz: $204,000), in the total from or in other words ordinary Revenue 1866, so as to institute fairly comparison which Your Grace an increase of those rates requirements of of the city. St would, however, not suit the to draw. 22. have to be made on account object with which Your Grace compares the theme the of 1863 and 1866 to treat augmentation of the Police, Lighting and Water Rates in the latter year, as really placing any disposable Revenue My under the control of this Government for any general purpose outside the object for which the rate is imposed. It will be necessary therefore to deduct the difference between the annual amount raised for the above objects in 1863 and $14,000 of the A similar deduction would be made for the increasing expenditure for Pensions, but the difference in the two years was very great, and I pass it by. The inevitable deductions however already made, as large above, amount to a very large sum, and quite upset any argument founded on increased resources available to meet the burthens on the Revenue of the Colony Page 270 Page 271
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266 the constitution of the Police farce itself, سند proportion as the town has extended and the population increased have all led to corresponding to the (viz $130,000) and that raised in 1866 (viz: $204,000), m the total from or in other words ordinary Revenue 1866, so as to institute fairly comparison which Your Space an increase of those rates requirements of of the city. St would, however, not suit the to draw. 22. have to be made ow account object with which Your Grace compares the theme the of 1863 and 1866 to treat augumentation of the Police, Lighting land Water Rates in the latter year, as really placing any disposable Revenue My Lunder the control of this of this Government for any genual pumpose outside the fobject for which the rate is It will be Whe difference imposed. necesary therefore to deduct between the annual amount praised for the above objecto in 1863 c++ $14,000 of the ло anscious A similar deduction would of the mcreasing expenditure for Pensions, but the difference in the tivo years was very great, and I pap it by. The inevitable deductions however already made, as large above, amount to سلام very not sum, and quite upset any + argument founded available to meet of the ordinar on increased resources стель burthens aut thevenue of the bolony Page 270Page 271
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the constitution of the Police farce itself,

سند

proportion

as the town has extended

and the population increased have all led to

corresponding to the

(viz $130,000) and that raised in 1866

(viz: $204,000),

m the total

from

or in other words

ordinary Revenue

1866, so as to institute fairly comparison which Your Space

an

increase

of those rates

requirements of

of the

city.

St

would, however, not suit the

to draw.

22.

have to be

made

ow

account

object with which Your Grace compares the theme

the

of 1863 and 1866 to treat

augumentation of the Police, Lighting

land Water Rates in the latter

year,

as really placing any disposable Revenue

My

Lunder the control of this

of

this Government for any genual pumpose outside the fobject for which the rate is

It will be

Whe

difference

imposed.

necesary therefore to deduct

between the annual amount

praised for the above objecto

in 1863

c++

$14,000

of

the

ло

anscious

A similar deduction would

of

the

mcreasing expenditure for Pensions, but

the difference in the tivo

years

was

very great, and I pap it by. The inevitable deductions however already

made, as

large

above, amount to

سلام

very

not

sum, and quite upset any +

argument founded

available to meet

of the ordinar

on increased resources

стель

burthens aut

thevenue of the bolony

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