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It is with much satisfaction that I report that I am able to announce a considerable increase in the Revenue of this year over that estimated. Reference to Governor Kennedy's Despatch W.222 of the 24th November last will show that owing to the disastrous receipts from ... to ..., it was thought advisable to provide against probable reductions from certain entries. Happily the Colony recovered itself earlier than could have been anticipated, and the state of trade, though dull, improved slightly in comparison with what it was in the preceding year.

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The Revenue for 1875 is considered safely estimated at $840,000, and that is $35,000 in excess of the original estimate. In the next year, the Revenue is estimated at $834,476, and this decrease is calculated upon probable reductions in regard chiefly to the Opium Monopoly, Spirit Licenses, and receipts under the Contagious Diseases Ordinance. Of these, it is only necessary that I should refer to the first, and recall to mind that the Monopoly has been held in ... for three years, for which an annually increasing payment ...

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413 2. It is with much satisfaction that I report that I am able to announce a considerable increase in the Revenue of this year over that estimated. Reference to Governor Kennedy's Despatch W.222 of the 24th November last will show that owing to the disastrous receipts from ... to ..., it was thought advisable to provide against probable reductions from certain entries. Happily the Colony recovered itself earlier than could have been anticipated, and the state of trade, though dull, improved slightly in comparison with what it was in the preceding year. 3. The Revenue for 1875 is considered safely estimated at $840,000, and that is $35,000 in excess of the original estimate. In the next year, the Revenue is estimated at $834,476, and this decrease is calculated upon probable reductions in regard chiefly to the Opium Monopoly, Spirit Licenses, and receipts under the Contagious Diseases Ordinance. Of these, it is only necessary that I should refer to the first, and recall to mind that the Monopoly has been held in ... for three years, for which an annually increasing payment ...
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413

2.

It is with mich

satisfactiar that I

report

Am

able to

a enroiderable increase in

the Revenue of this

year

wer

to

that estimated. Reference Governor Kennedy's Despatch W.222 of the 24th November tart will

shew that aving

Pophom it

receipts from

to the disastrono

thought advisable

to provide against probable reduced

fran certain entrees

happily the Colamy

recovered

itself earlier than could have

ibel

but-

been anticipated, and the state of trade though dull infpraved slightly in comparison with what

it

мно

w

the preceding gear.

3.

is

The Reverse for 1875 in.

I cassidur, eafely estimated at

840,000, and that

$35,000 in

weep of the original blumate. In

the neiet

year

the Revenne

to

estimated at $ 834,476, and this

decrease is calculated upar:

probable reductions in

regard

chiefly to the Opium Monopoly,

eo

Spirit Licenses, and receipts under the Contagion

Diseases Ordinance.

of these it is only neefiary that I should refor

refer to the first,

recall to mind that the

Monopoly has been held in a

three

years

leave for which

annually increasing

increasing payment

and

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