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timie past. Can the

bu

the market.

"A has been a very elastic one for some

Government execkon

tu pemular elasticity in the future I

* Opium Revenue.

STATEMENT of Receipts and Expenditure during the past 12 months.

28 Fehmung 1884

ending

1883.

RECEIPTS.

EXPENDITURE.

NET REVENUE,

I think it is doubtique; and I strongly

March,

17,412 39

60692 16,80547

excommend that

great care should be

April,

43,94411

51580 43,428 31

May,

exercised in sanctising any expenclituve

74,60767

91393

73,693 74

June,

10,237 92

88933

9,348 39

in excess ą the Estimates

the bastamatos of the

year.

July,

13,37002

65617

12,713 85

69

WoMarsh.

August,

20,130 34

September,

12657 63

637 93 19,492 41 67038

baditor General.

October,

November,

1 gall April 1884

Goverun's Minute

This is a very important

minute, and should

be confully recorded. at the Coloniae office. I should like a have a rough copy made

for me.

18.4. 84.

(pignes) G. E. Bowen.

GKONG,

March 14

December,

18874 January,

February,

8.56151 806750

804814 8,311 /

86574

11,987 05 769577

63461

74432 89

643.35 7,404479

717 61

7,59416

7,258 42

62385

6,63457

$232,601 22

8,37582 224,225 40.

1884.

(Siqued) Arathoon Seth

Superintendent.

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