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restoration of peace will restore

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the clasticity of the public

revenue.

Meanwhile, it will be

necessary to practise

practise a prudent

economy.

24 list of the Publie

Works proposed and commenced

1 " will be submitted for your-

"consideration; and I request_

that you

will report which of

"those works should, in your opinion, be

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-pushed

on,

and

which postponed. Your local

Knowledge and experience will

prove of practical advantage in

"enabling

I see desp.

no11 of Gany.

6.1885.

enabling my Government to

arrive at a cound decision

be some

"this point. It may "expedient, moreover, to revise "the Estimates for 1885. " This revision took place at a

later date, and the Estimates

were

3.

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considerably redused *

In their address in

reply to my speech the Council

said: _

1

We regret that the trade and h

Commerce

of the Colony have been injuriously affected by the

"political

;