CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12] — Page 514

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2.

y to

I regret that I am unable

subruit at the came

time

for

[ your consideration the Recimates with

A

paper

the detailed expenditure by the Legislative Council. The Fire

Christmas Night destroyed the residence and printing establishment 1 of W: Noronha the Government Printer when all the Copies of the revised

Retimates

were burned. I hope however

to be able to traucuit reprinted

Copies before long.

3.

Meanwhile I enclose for

Your information the report extracted

from the local paper of the debate the Estimates when they finally

on

less bk

paped the Council. You will se that the Legislative Council were good enough to approve unanimoute, of all my proposals.

4.

"The total Expenditure for

for 1878/879. I estimate at $924,325

less

including the Civil List expenditure

My present estimate

for 1879

of Revenue

1879 is $1001,036. I have however to believe that our

Learn

revenue will be somewhat higher,

for Felequi

28/99

as

I hope to sell the Orium Frim

for a larger

sum than it

brings in at present.

1

PEONA

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