CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5] — Page 350

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not wish to spend the Treasury surplus in reducing taxation : it

ledged with a reference to

was acknow

Besp. 42.

= The words of desp. 42. have been interpreted

the

to mean that mi Heat we accused govano of wishing to expend the balances

as I can gather he proves that 7000 of

the 30000

dollars were spent the west coast other

sumns mentioned in desf: 59. hairing

fraided for by a supplementary estimated

There there remains

in

reducing taxation,

Such was not the

Trial from 5

for this object.

meaning

intended to be conveyed

but

345 been

23,000 dollars untreat

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2 Pun

As to the Civil Hospital he says nothing.

spect

Section 19. refers to Par. 8 of desp. 42 on the

Subject of no parsion having been made for

In par. 6 of 42

the Praya Wall

Б

frecious Despatch on the estimates

a

Measle

д

of money

which sld have

8 78 was

quoted

to the

effect

that no provision had

latter as

aheally stated, that the large

balances were instanced as indicating

great prosperity, whereas they were composed

in great- been spect

- Section 16. refers to a passage in Desp: 42

in which as

$25000 for a

#30000 for

taken

www

a

instances

8

unexpeaded votes,

neww Civil hospital and

entered on estimates for ?? new Central School were

A

as regards the School M. Hennessy

points to his desk: 59.877, which is one of those that he were cotta looked up especially as regards the school.

As far

10151.

been made for certain Public Works includin

the Praga Wull, and in Par 8. athing words

then that for Considering

love cisated

Some Public Wall's votes have been taken

but not expended, and that for other including

Well d the the Praya the largest of all viz

Water Walls no fuaision whateva has been

made

To this In: Hennessy reflies

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