to the fact that the balance at the end of 177
would be more than double that at the end of 176.
In his financial Statement last Autumn be
pointed again to the fact
вес
that
бу
the 12
V.
Octoba the balance was $873. 014. $295, 512 at the end
з
the preceding year.
In par. 5. of Sexp: no 1 of this 8th Jar las! 2408 Enclosing this financial statement he said
had only to talk about the revenue & expenditure
of the coming
K
occupied so much
year
*
So much of your
financial statement that
to
it the beginning of the Speech He says,
time re
1.
344 in a
recently
I will confine
myself merely telling the Treasurer's estimate of the expenditure & revenue, with perhaps
or two remarks".
2 debate
one
The same afflies to the speeches on the appropri ・ation ordinance for 1879.
he had already
"I am happy to say
that the favourable
1867.
balances I then looked forward to securing
dealt with the subject of the excess
freex
on the 31st dec: 1878 have been fully realized"
In par. b. of Leap 21. 222ḍ Feb-last 5556
The said "Though
"Though the revenue
of Hongkong
been so
If the Colonial balances have never
large as at this moment"
Ou
the
the
= 2? Hennessy says i'n far. 8 5f present despatch that in his speed Estimates for 179 endlosed in Desp:112/16336
not a word is said about the balances in
hand - Why? Because he had treated of the subject in his financial Statement of
5556
ova
expenditure in the fast year
of revende
In Sec? 10-12 a great deal is said about Desf: -21-(reporting the reduction of menicifal taxation)
8. this reached the office
a day before the long
despatch no 42 was dated & Signed,
1... considerably after thes it had been drafted & dealt with. -
Buck Beef: 21.
gave no account
8 the Proceedings of the Executive Council which are now quoted.
Oberth
it contained the passage above referred respecting the langeness of the balances, and
it ended up with an
assation that be did
to
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