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4th instant in which I expressed fear that there would be a at the end of the present year, and recommended that publie works, not of urgent importance should be deferred. The Governor has approved of my suggestion, and the Surveyor-General is ~ engaged in preparing statement, but the difficulty of his task has been considerably increased owing to the extensive damages, many of them immediate attention, which have

a"

requiring

bun

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been caused by

a severe

typhoon

which occurred on the night of the 10th instant. A full report

OnL

these damages has not sent in, but it will be forwarded

has not yet been

for Your Lordship'é information

as soon as received.

4.

The increases shown

under the "Heads "Land Revenue";

"Police and other rates, and

"

Miscellaneous" in the statement

of

the Revenue are apparent rather

than real, as will be seen

on

notes

reference to the

explanatory

which