CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] — Page 853

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· increased Military contribution

such as is alluded to in

Your Lordship's despatch W:207 of 21st October, 1889. I trust.

however, that in assessing

such contribution the

any

large amount furnished by

this Colony

manner, as

in

an indirect

pointed out in

31st

my despatch N.334 of geat by

October, 1889, may

account.

6.

98278

23837

be taken into Para. 1x+17

In conclusion I

may say that I have no _

reason

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reason to apprehend any

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falling off of the Revenue from

any

source in the immediate

-future. On the contrary there appears every probability : that in respect of

some.

items, it will continue to

make steady progress.

I feel

any

Moreover

now no doubt that. extraordinary

Works

Expenditure during the next

can be readily

few years, met from

the a

surplus balances

on sales

iums on

and from premiums

of