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have not long

since been laid before

Your Lordship. The death of Mr. Swart,

the u

necessity of doing over again.

work

A

which he had nearly completed,

· and the prolonged illness of 17 Lister, the Acting Colonial Secretary, have

much interfered with their preparation;

and, as in the end they had to be

hurried in order to be

be ready for

forwarding before the close

of the year,

I trust that Your fordship will.-

extend your indulgence in respect not

only of the unusual

doubtless many, defects.

delay

but

of

their,

;

3. on

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3.

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how fully

23857

of

In

my

recent despatch.

the 31th of October I have so

of

reviewed the financial condition

not prospects of the Colony that any

and

remarks on that subject will be

here . ' I shall therefore -

unnecessary.

confine myself to explanation of

of the

some

the principal items in which these Estimatio differ from those of

previous year.

4.

$4,000. Pensions of

the

There is an increase in

some Four thousand dollars

owing to the addition to the list, of the

names

of Sir George Philipps and __

Ar