CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11] — Page 395

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the Estimates for 1867-

Sw

my

Lstated:

Report of the 17th July-

"I believe that it may further " prove satisfactory to His Excellency "to know that I cannot rection the

the Local Rates atlees

"Collection

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"Than $36,000 (upon the whole year/ " in excess of the amount specified " in the Estimates for 1867. unless " some unforseen disaster, Typhoon

or extensive Fire should, occur

" before the 12 January 1868.

in

The amount collected, for 1867

$218,881 52

the sum Estimated

Being

185,370

$ 33,571 : 52

in excess of the Estimates, or $2,488:48 less than I had

reckoned upon on the Ock of July last.

But by the Two Typhoone of the 18/48th September last, come tensnents

have become untenantable, bring

a love

to the Revenur

7.#

1233: 28.

De Vaucher 16:

Bankrupts.

$367: 90

Exempted by order

J NE.

416:

Untenantable, & pulled

10% $ 155,559 127o

186.bno

13%

202,227

Had it not been for the casualties

specified aboor the Rates collected would have proved, $35,518: 70

in

secees of the Estimates. Thave

further

to state the

Governor having been pleased to direct that the Valuators for 1868

should receive their instructions-

not as hitherto but directly from The Treasurer, it may also be satisfactory to His Excellency to hear that the Valuations for 1868 have this day been declared to by Messss Collins and Horden. before the Colonial Secretary- and the required notification appear in the Government Gazette of Saturday the 16th instant, being nearly one mouth in advance

д the period hitherto notified, to thes Publie

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The Valuation for 1868, City of Victoria, exclusive of Villages is,

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1,784, 309. and after all requisde (deductions may produce, as per

a Revenue 10% of

margin $ 155,559 during 1868.

There is still as small amount-

of takes collectible through the "Registrar General's Department. the difficulty of collection

down by order of Surveyor General

1223: 28 $2007, 18.

$2007·18.

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