CO129-179 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [9-12] — Page 327

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2.

I estimate the Revenue at 1,004,240 Dollars and the expenditure at 932,286 Dollars including the Civil List; which would leave an available balance of $74,240 Dollars on the 31st December 1878.

This anticipated balance is independent of the balance I now have on Colonial account amounting to $270,000. It is of course independent also of the assets of the Special Fund which amounts to $310,082.

Since my arrival here in April last, I have felt it necessary to give close attention to the Financial business of the Colony. When in that month the completed accounts of the Year 1876 were put into my hands, I found that the revenue ($885,358) was less than that of the preceding year ($896,624) by $11,266, and that the expenditure of 1876 ($902,500) was in excess of the revenue of the same year, and was also in excess, by $32,677, of the expenditure of the preceding year. In other words, the last annual accounts which had been prepared and Audited a few weeks before my arrival showed that the Revenue was falling.

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2. I estimate the Revenue at 1,004,240 Dollars and the expenditure at 932,286 Dollars including the Civil List; which would leave an available balance of $74,240 Dollars on the 31st December 1878. This anticipated balance is independent of the balance I now have on Colonial account amounting to $270,000. It is of course independent also of the assets of the Special Fund which amounts to $310,082. Since my arrival here in April last, I have felt it necessary to give close attention to the Financial business of the Colony. When in that month the completed accounts of the Year 1876 were put into my hands, I found that the revenue ($885,358) was less than that of the preceding year ($896,624) by $11,266, and that the expenditure of 1876 ($902,500) was in excess of the revenue of the same year, and was also in excess, by $32,677, of the expenditure of the preceding year. In other words, the last annual accounts which had been prepared and Audited a few weeks before my arrival showed that the Revenue was falling.
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44 2. I estimate the Revenue 51878 at 1,004, 240 Dollars and the expenditure at 932,286 Dollars including the Civil List; which would leave an available balance the actual transactions F'ue Separ of $ 74.240 Follars on the spet deccruber 1878. This anticipated balance is independent balance I now have ņ the on Colonial recount amounting to $270,000 It is of course independent shes of the Special Fund which amounts 10.082 Since my arrival here in April last I have felt it necesary 325 to give close attention to the Financial busines of the Colony. When in that mouth the Completed accounts of The Year 1876 were put into my hands I found that the revenne thaway 91876 $885,358) was less than that $50,000 above the Rationale of the preceding /par ($896 624) and that the expenditure of 1876 ($902500) was in excess F the the same year, and was Sevenne ņ in exceps, by $32,677, the expenditure of the preceding year. In other word the last ammual accounts which had been reparch and Andited Sew weeks before my assival shewed that the Revenue was Laban OR BALA SELAMI
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2.

I estimate the Revenue

51878 at 1,004, 240 Dollars and the expenditure at 932,286 Dollars including the Civil List; which

would leave

an available balance

the actual transactions

F'ue Separ

of

$ 74.240 Follars on the spet

deccruber 1878.

This anticipated

balance is independent

balance I now have

ņ

the

on Colonial

recount amounting to $270,000 It is of course independent shes of the Special Fund which amounts

10.082

Since my arrival here in April last I have felt it necesary

325

to give close attention to the Financial busines of the Colony. When in that

mouth the Completed accounts of

The Year 1876

were put into

my

hands I found that the revenne

thaway 91876 $885,358) was less than that

$50,000 above

the

Rationale of the preceding /par ($896 624)

and that the expenditure of 1876

($902500) was in excess

F

the

the same year, and was

Sevenne

ņ

in exceps, by $32,677,

the

expenditure

of

the

preceding year. In other word

the last ammual accounts which had been reparch and Andited

Sew weeks before

my assival shewed that the Revenue was

Laban OR BALA SELAMI

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