CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12] — Page 26

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5.

The Council, which

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adopted unanimously - the Resolutions of the Finance Committee, has voted that

further progress should be made with the Bill proposed by the Crown Agents. I have

undertaken to request your

sanction for the issue locally by the Colonial Treasury, under the

authority of an Ordinance, of _

Debentures, in the

manner

recommended by the Finance

Committee. In order to save

time

time, the new Ordinance will be

introduced at once;

but

no action

will be taken upon it pending

your approval.

6.

As I stated in the

Speech with which I opened the present dession, it is probable $400,000 that only about Four hundred-

thousand dollars will be required

to be raised during 1886. But it

is calculated that the existing balances will be exhausted in next cApril; so it will be necessary to provide funds before that time

for

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