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present state of the bestonial Treasury

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shown in the Treasurers latest witly return received yesterday.

2. To that return for some

aw

time past

n Appendice has been added by my direction shewing the amount of available apets in the Treasurer's popesion. and, if this practice had been earlier followed;

lewer delusions would

prevailed,

the balony.

probably

as to the financial

have

resources

13. Looking to that Appendice Your

Space will perceive that the

very large

of

sum of $331,973 is at this moment in

the Treasury vault on

deposited

on

account of the balony in the Banks-

How much of this

is available to meet

N

Governor

the current

expenses

ол

other liabilities

of the bolony is shown by the statement

om

ow

the other side of the sums held

deposit which amounts to the large item of $227.004. leaving only $104,969

cuailable for wither ordinary

really

or

extraordinary expenses. That sum is much what I stated should always

be in hand

over and above the known

liabilities of the bolony to allow a

margin

lor the

for

easy working of the

Mide however to general Machinery of Government and

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emergencies.

H. Of that sum however I have

ascutained approximately that about

$21,000 is due to the Police and

Lighting

vate account which will be all absorbed