CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12] — Page 255

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The original ketimates for 1874 stood

Revenue $1846,811 Sapenditure $818,000:

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Since labmitting this betimates, large sums of money have been voted for various public works including 2 lighthouses and the how Post Office at Thanghai,

and there has very severe typhoon allowing

Ollared a

for which W-Austin now gives as

Revised betimates for 1874

Revenue $015,000

Papenditure #946,000

851%

1... he anticipates that there with be

the

year

6 deficit over

of $13,000 instead of the original Surplus of $20,000 : () confess looking to the actual returns of the 14th half

your th all the supplementary votes that have Since bear sanctioned, they appear to me to have taken rather an alamist var 19thale e not expect the deficit wentually much is more than half the saw they calculate()

to tum out

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Mr. Justin thas reckons on starting

1. 1875

with

a

balance of $103, 924;

he Istimates the Revenue of 1876-at-

$9004,916, i... at more than $40,000 less than that the kelimatz for 1874 or the Actual Revenue of 1873; of this decreare $15,000 is under Stamps: $16000 under the Police, Lifketing, Water, Pire Brigade Assess cas rates, which the Typhoon would certainly affect; $10,000 under Postage; $5000 under Licenses for Junks; $5000 under the contribute From the Special Fund towards Police Labanditive. against which there is an expected increan of $5000 under Opium monopoly, & $$3000 anda Imigration fees:

The expenditure is put at $869,000. this includes $50,000 towards the Typhoon Repairs, $15000 towards the now Hospital, $$3000 Cowards

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new Central School: it. it

is due to come exceptional theavy items, that