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of State

Under Services. Exclusive of Etablishments

the changes Estimates of 1878

compared with the original

are an increa us of #2400

ander Education for grants-in-aid, $2000 under Stoppitals, $5000 vander Miscellaneon

as against reductions of $83700 under Police, #6300 under Gool, $45,000 undirg Fathic Works -

is the total estimated expenditure is some $62,000 lear than that incinded

in the 1870 Extimates

The only

iten.

on this expenditure

which appears to tre to call for remark is

as to the Harbor Master's Office - For this

$$ 30000 was voted in 1872 $15000 was voted

in Sis

semestation 1873 but an answer to exp

in in

A. Kennedy said (een (73) that

(5629) /73) that this was selger

plote, that the new ofice would be completed_

$60000

that amini-

For the original Estimats of the

"I shot of it would go on the year 1879.

kaching In the 8th enclosure both in despatch Which has special reference to Public Works, it-

-ean that it was expected that the probable ussenditure during 1873 on this Office would be $32000; tyet on the letimates for:87, $200

is solid as a Baiance, &$5,000 for a Starter Martens Office & tilberde

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With the

MINUTE

PAPER.

caception of asking explanation

this point, I think the Secretary of Leate should sanction the betimates for 1874, expressing fis satisfaction. at the present state of the finances, & partienbadly with reference to ti cxccomet- of the crime of the Colony which has enabled_ him to effect such considerable reductions in the expenditure on

Police &Gads

There is however one point that remires

notice, this is with respect to the present- balances & Lord Kimberley's instinctions of Cases-

The practice has as

A gule porevailed.

year.

in

exceer

A

in Hongtons of considering that the status of Assets over Liabilities

in the of the year was available for appropriation together with the growing Revenue, sin conformity with this practice Fir. S. Kennedy last year proposed a

A.

draft on balances to the extent of #46000. it was with reference to this proposal that hord Kimberley directed that a balance of $50,000 of really available Assets should be left untouched.