CO129-255 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [5-7] — Page 495

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for 1893 shews a decrease of ~ $110,537 as compared with the

amount of probable revenue,

as now

current

estimated, for

the-

This decrease is

year . almost entirely accounted for under two heads, vir: the

opium monopoly, and assessed taxes (including water rate). The

The opium farm produced in the first half of the current

year $237,500,

owing to recovery of arrears on 1891, and to the larger

instalments

instalments in January and

February, the last two months

the old farm,

of

and

for 1892

it is now estimated to realize

$407.900: in 1893 it cannot

produce

~

more than #340,800,

a decrease of $67,100. Assessed taxes figure for $399.766 in the revised estimate for 1892,

and water for $73,580, totalling $473,346 : for 1893 I have not thought it prudent to assume higher total than #441,000, or a decrease of $32,346 on the

a

probable