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in relation to many financial questions

· of great moment affecting this balony that I cannot say positively what portion

of the fundo be regarded feel justified

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now in the Treasury may available. I do not therefore

in entering into

any large

contracts for making the Thapa capable

of

enduring a very heavy Typhoon,

nor

do I quite see my way

to

at this moment

aus mode of increased taxcation

any judicious

of incre

for such a purpose. If the available

balance in the Treasury is to be used

as a

portion of the

anears

of the

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Mailitary leontribution I presume some further taxation will be required, though

the value of houses and land here has become unfortunately depreciated 30 per

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cent in the last

of further burdens

five years,

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the imposition

on the rate payers

might entail serious risk to the general interests of the Colony,

and react an

those of the Imperial Govenment apocicated with the progres of this bolony.

15.

I am more inclined to try

ad-interim

ad.i

an

anangement by undertaking

the mast epential repairs of the worst

portions of the Traya, at

aw

expense

of from $20,000 to $30,000, and it is

very popible that if the leolony be not visited by any very

as occured last

severe

Typhoons, pust,

year, these repairs may

last for a couple of years.

16. It curtainly

cutainly would be

would be preferable not

to rish expenditure of money

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any

but

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