CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5] — Page 357

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finally passed, I made

no reference whatever to the balance

in bank. The

full report of

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tant haped on that recasion was

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which alrears to have been

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Despatch P/25 of the 28th of December

1878

received in Downing Street on the

34 f February, 1879.

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It is true that (irevious to my speech on the Estimates) in my

Financial Statement in betober 1878 whilst Idwelt upon the sound

condition

the Chief items

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Copy Cueire In reference

revcume

and pointed to the popibility of still greater augmentation of

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4. Wis

permanent revenue by looking carefully

after

the sale

the Opium Farm

miantioned, as it was n

manifestly

my duty to do, to the Legislative Funcil

the amount

but in the

F

the balances in hand

very sentence in which

I referred to the large and unprecedenth

refered

balance in the Freasury Chest,

I anked" if there leading items

are steadily increasing

of revenue

and as one

of the most significant

the Struise tax (the armount we

from

derive

f

valuation

K

the 12 per cent on the

of house

se property) is also

increasing and will reach its

maximum this

www

year, If I can

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