CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5] — Page 352

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Mr Meade

Refliste following effect?

(1) The principal object of the despatch W 42 of 8 April was to call Governor Hennessy's attention to certain arrears which thin Pops. is glad to observe

are

Land

course of being disposed of by despatches now

(2) that the S. of 5. will not

the deccasion of Governor

enter apon

Hennessy's financial posing in

other Colonces

arriving

have revised with interfection (3) that the S. of 5. obor bat

"Governor Hennessy station that

his proposals for

R

raduction

of

laxation are founded not a pour the amount of balances, as the J. of 5. had infened from

S.

a comparison of the whole prevrais

papers, hat open the classicity

N.B. The

propend

reduction

of certain branches of Prevenare but that the S. of S. also observe, that the actual revenue for 1878 was less than the cotimaler revenue

and also less than

for that year

the actual revenue

for 1877, whilst

the actual revenue for 1879 is at

present of course.

7

only malten compcture, although it will receive a considerable accession from

the

advantageous let of the opin

not effected. farm which

till after the excumales for 1879 were framed. Add that the matter will be dealt with upon

of taxation the considerations in due course

пал челов

heen steder

mended of the excimaler for 1879 (sent in municipal separate despatch)

Mle

18. 18/7

thrill this will be the bussary Ldual with this despatch.

Bwill be well to say

as much as hi

Ebden's propones, Atherine in maghe held that we sudate his account of his precious

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