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extent but still

Situation as

a certain

did not regard the

satisfactory-

result this paper And the

In the result.

bike book returns for.

the actual figures

Expenditure $921,479;

Revenue $954,709,

show that-

is. the actual

$66,680 that $13,000

deficit of the year

is predicted by Mr Austin-

This deficit

more than covered.

the balances which the Colony poundin

1874, & in fact it still started on

12 Jan 1875 (see statement of Assets Liabilities attached to this paper) with a balance in its favour of $156,000, with the exception of part of the outstanding Revenue" I believe this balance to be a fairly real one: we have allowed.

than to appropriate up to

a sum of $15,000 in Hongkong, so that the

turns out, I have.

actual balance on 12 Jan 1875 fully

justified our not interfering with it. Austin's Budget for 1875 which showed a further projected deficit of $65,000 on the year

We have not yet received officially the complete accounts for 1875 but in order to make the history as complete

possible, it may be as well to record here what I have been able to ascertain from Newspaper Articles. The actual Revenue of 1875

$896,624, i.e. $41,800 in excess of 1874,

nearly $92,000 in excess of the Estimate (N.B. framed before the hurricane panic)

of this increase $10,780 was due to light-house dues, a new source of revenue, which I pointed out were omitted from the Estimate: The actual Expenditure turned out to be $869,822, which was as nearly as possible the total original Estimate; the individual votes of $15,000 towards the new Hospital, $75,000 towards the new central school were presumably not touched.

The result is

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82 40) Shared B You / Sex (440) extent but still Situation as a certain did not regard the satisfactory- result this paper And the In the result. bike book returns for. the actual figures Expenditure $921,479; Revenue $954,709, show that- is. the actual $66,680 that $13,000 deficit of the year is predicted by Mr Austin- This deficit more than covered. the balances which the Colony poundin 1874, & in fact it still started on 12 Jan 1875 (see statement of Assets Liabilities attached to this paper) with a balance in its favour of $156,000, with the exception of part of the outstanding Revenue" I believe this balance to be a fairly real one: we have allowed. than to appropriate up to a sum of $15,000 in Hongkong, so that the turns out, I have. actual balance on 12 Jan 1875 fully justified our not interfering with it. Austin's Budget for 1875 which showed a further projected deficit of $65,000 on the year We have not yet received officially the complete accounts for 1875 but in order to make the history as complete possible, it may be as well to record here what I have been able to ascertain from Newspaper Articles. The actual Revenue of 1875 $896,624, i.e. $41,800 in excess of 1874, nearly $92,000 in excess of the Estimate (N.B. framed before the hurricane panic) of this increase $10,780 was due to light-house dues, a new source of revenue, which I pointed out were omitted from the Estimate: The actual Expenditure turned out to be $869,822, which was as nearly as possible the total original Estimate; the individual votes of $15,000 towards the new Hospital, $75,000 towards the new central school were presumably not touched. The result is
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82

40) Shared B

You / Sex

(440)

extent but still

Situation as

a certain

did not regard the

satisfactory-

result this paper And the

In the result.

bike book returns for.

the actual figures

Pakenditure $921, 479;

wx

-1874

show that-

Revenue $054, 709,

is. the actual

$66680 thot $13,000

deficit of the year

is predicted by Mr Austin-

G

This deficit

more than covered.

the balances which the Colony poundin

A

1874, & in fact it still started on

12 Jony 1875 (see statement of Astets Ricbilitic attached to this paper) with a balance in its favour of $156,000, fritt the exception of part of the outstanding Rernue" I believe this balance to tre a fairly real me: wl have allowed.

than to appropriate up to o

a

виходит

of $15,000 in Hongkong, so that the

turus out, Khave.

actual balance on 12 and 1875 fully

Khine Zelegraph 19 June 176.

istified our not interfering with it. Austins Budget for 1875 which thewed a further projected deficit- of $65,000 on the year

We have not yet - received officialy the complete accounts for lays but in order to make the history as complete

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possible, it may be as well to record have what Shave been able to ascertain from Newspaper Areluia! The actual Revenue of 1875

$896,624, 1.2. $41,800 in excess of 187th,

thearly $92,000 in exces of the

・the hurricane panicz

Istimate_(n.b. framed

of this increase $$$10,780

was due to light-

thues, a new source of therence, which I pointed out

* (on 14018) were on itted from, the lotimate: The actual sapenditure Turned out the $869, 822, which was

as nearly as possible the total original Estimate the the individual votes of

towardy

}

$15,000 the new Hospital, $75,000

towards the new central school were Presume not touched.

!

The result is

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