CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 165

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and the revenue for 1892 considerably exceeds that of any previous year. The fact that it no longer exhibits the surplus over expenditure is due to a variety of causes which the Memorialists are careful not to mention.

These causes are the increase in the Military Contribution, the fall in the value of silver which has necessarily increased the expenditure in several directions, the growing needs of the community, the increase of salaries granted in 1891, which is all that I am at present specially concerned with, but an infinitesimal fraction of the total increase of expenditure.

As regards 1893 it should further be noted that provision is therein made for the new item of charges on the proposed loan.

It should also be borne in mind that there is every probability...

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164 and the revenue for 1892 considerably exceeds that of any previous year. The fact that it no longer exhibits the surplus over expenditure is due to a variety of causes which the Memorialists are careful not to mention. These causes are the increase in the Military Contribution, the fall in the value of silver which has necessarily increased the expenditure in several directions, the growing needs of the community, the increase of salaries granted in 1891, which is all that I am at present specially concerned with, but an infinitesimal fraction of the total increase of expenditure. As regards 1893 it should further be noted that provision is therein made for the new item of charges on the proposed loan. It should also be borne in mind that there is every probability...
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and the revenue for 1892 conside.

rably exceeds that of any previous year. The fact that it no

xhibits the

Fused over

is due to a

110 longer

previous large

sul.

andivary of penditure

variety of causes

which the Memorialists are.

careful to on it to mention.

These causes are the increas

Contribution,

The

Military

Re fall in the value of silver which has necessarily increased

the expenditure in several directions,

ma the growing

needs of o

a

growing

|| growing communing

the

reoss of salaries granted

in 1891, which is all that I

the con

at present specially;

cerned with forms but an

rifinitismal fraction of the total increase of expenditure:

rds the ostivirates for regards

As re

1893 it should further venotea

that provision is therein made

not the new

item of

the

L

charges

on the proposed loan.

It should also be borne in

mind

that there is ever-

every-

probatiling

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