CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12] — Page 563

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seen that

nearly every case

the excess is due to fall in Exchange, of that the sucess

e still greater if

will become

the dollar remains below.

2/6. I have added a separate Column to show the extra charge, that would be incurred, if

than

dollar remains at about 2/3.

1893

Debt Charges 147,000 Prusions

1894

177,000

(1)

62,400

67,00

do. (Extra costy

those paidinky) 17,000

Mail charzer

90,000

Passages for Police

(2)

11,000

Militar, Cart. 282,35 3

19,260

111,000

000

22, 320,000

Jobal excess

if Bisarly 2/3

[ (1) Due to new Prusions

(2) Due to larger number of

Police entitled to leave tharsager.

Hence the Estimated surplus

may possibly

of 17:8000 mas.

turned unto

$60,000, improves.

a

deficit of

be

unless Exchange

I do not however Lee

Can

be cut

down

voles see how any to meet this

possible deficit; but meanwhile it can be met out of balances which are not get exhausted

Items 8,10

015 an 1.44

Add Increases that including new

will accre

191

7/7=2/137rts

000

2,000

35,000

65,000

552nd

97

7.3.

I would not

referits it

CPL

Under Public Works the only

items beyond those paid

out

جیسے

the Loan araount to $16,000

contimation of

for certain new roads already

begun

The new hovera's Babysidence

avy other luxurie's have

The amounts spent

Works in recent ge.

a

^

postponed. Public

have been:

(1) Charged to Euvrent (2) Charzedt

Revenue & Balance

-71888 $530,870

15'51

1889163741 18-90 $397, 507 1891 $$ 581,013 1892 $236,379

Loun

560

+$223,983

$40,000+

1893 (Revised Estimats)

1894

(Estimate)

ira

000

$270,00

$16,000+ $348,500

As we can

hardly retrench

the Current Estimates, we must I think during the year

(as is also to be done at this Straits) consider (1) future Retrenchments (2) new sources of Taxation.

As to (1) see Muintes & desp? in which a further

15922/931

"desh is pronised "at a

later date.

That "later date "will not come

until we know whether M.

O'Brien is coming,

have, or not,

this Spring, & until his successor?

we

1/

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seen that nearly every case the excess is due to fall in Exchange, of that the sucess e still greater if will become the dollar remains below. 2/6. I have added a separate Column to show the extra charge, that would be incurred, if than dollar remains at about 2/3. 1893 Debt Charges 147,000 Prusions 1894 177,000 (1) 62,400 67,00 do. (Extra costy those paidinky) 17,000 Mail charzer 90,000 Passages for Police (2) 11,000 Militar, Cart. 282,35 3 19,260 111,000 000 22, 320,000 Jobal excess if Bisarly 2/3 [ (1) Due to new Prusions (2) Due to larger number of Police entitled to leave tharsager. Hence the Estimated surplus may possibly of 17:8000 mas. turned unto $60,000, improves. a deficit of be unless Exchange I do not however Lee Can be cut down voles see how any to meet this possible deficit; but meanwhile it can be met out of balances which are not get exhausted Items 8,10 015 an 1.44 Add Increases that including new will accre 191 7/7=2/137rts 000 2,000 35,000 65,000 552nd 97 7.3. I would not referits it CPL Under Public Works the only items beyond those paid out جیسے the Loan araount to $16,000 contimation of for certain new roads already begun The new hovera's Babysidence avy other luxurie's have The amounts spent Works in recent ge. a ^ postponed. Public have been: (1) Charged to Euvrent (2) Charzedt Revenue & Balance -71888 $530,870 15'51 1889163741 18-90 $397, 507 1891 $$ 581,013 1892 $236,379 Loun 560 +$223,983 $40,000+ 1893 (Revised Estimats) 1894 (Estimate) ira 000 $270,00 $16,000+ $348,500 As we can hardly retrench the Current Estimates, we must I think during the year (as is also to be done at this Straits) consider (1) future Retrenchments (2) new sources of Taxation. As to (1) see Muintes & desp? in which a further 15922/931 "desh is pronised "at a later date. That "later date "will not come until we know whether M. O'Brien is coming, have, or not, this Spring, & until his successor? we 1/
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seen that nearly every case the excess is due to fall in Exchange, of that the sucess e still greater if will become the dollar remains below. 2/6. I have added a separate Column to show the extra charge, that would be incurred, if than dollar remains at about 2/3. 1893 Debt Charges 147,000 Prusions 1894 177,000 (1) 62,400 67,00 do. (Extra costy those paidinky) 17,000 Mail charzer 90,000 Passages for Police (2) 11,000 Militar, Cart. 282,35 3 19,260 111,000 000 22, 320,000 Jobal excess if Bisarly 2/3 [ (1) Due to new Prusions (2) Due to larger number of Police entitled to leave tharsager. Hence the Estimated surplus may possibly of 17:8000 mas. turned unto $60,000, improves. a deficit of be unless Exchange I do not however Lee Can be cut down voles see how any to meet this possible deficit; but meanwhile it can be met out of balances which are not get exhausted Items 8,10 015 an 1.44 Add Increases that including new will accre 191 7/7=2/137rts 000 2,000 35,000 65,000 552nd 97 7.3. I would not referits it CPL Under Public Works the only items beyond those paid out جیسے the Loan araount to $16,000 contimation of for certain new roads already begun The new hovera's Babysidence avy other luxurie's have The amounts spent Works in recent ge. a ^ postponed. Public have been: (1) Charged to Euvrent (2) Charzedt Revenue & Balance -71888 $530,870 15'51 1889163741 18-90 $397, 507 1891 $$ 581,013 1892 $236,379 Loun 560 +$223,983 $40,000+ 1893 (Revised Estimats) 1894 (Estimate) ira 000 $270,00 $16,000+ $348,500 As we can hardly retrench the Current Estimates, we must I think during the year (as is also to be done at this Straits) consider (1) future Retrenchments (2) new sources of Taxation. As to (1) see Muintes & desp? in which a further 15922/931 "desh is pronised "at a later date. That "later date "will not come until we know whether M. O'Brien is coming, have, or not, this Spring, & until his successor? we 1/
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seen that

nearly every case

the excess is due to fall in Exchange, of that the sucess

e still greater if

will become

the dollar remains below.

2/6. I have added a separate Column to show the extra charge, that would be incurred, if

than

dollar remains at about 2/3.

1893

Debt Charges 147,000 Prusions

1894

177,000

(1)

62,400

67,00

do. (Extra costy

those paidinky) 17,000

Mail charzer

90,000

Passages for Police

(2)

11,000

Militar, Cart. 282,35 3

19,260

111,000

000

22, 320,000

Jobal excess

if Bisarly 2/3

[ (1) Due to new Prusions

(2) Due to larger number of

Police entitled to leave tharsager.

Hence the Estimated surplus

may possibly

of 17:8000 mas.

turned unto

$60,000, improves.

a

deficit of

be

unless Exchange

I do not however Lee

Can

be cut

down

voles see how any to meet this

possible deficit; but meanwhile it can be met out of balances which are not get exhausted

Items 8,10

015 an 1.44

Add Increases that including new

will accre

191

7/7=2/137rts

000

2,000

35,000

65,000

552nd

97

7.3.

I would not

referits it

CPL

Under Public Works the only

items beyond those paid

out

جیسے

the Loan araount to $16,000

contimation of

for certain new roads already

begun

The new hovera's Babysidence

avy other luxurie's have

The amounts spent

Works in recent ge.

a

^

postponed. Public

have been:

(1) Charged to Euvrent (2) Charzedt

Revenue & Balance

-71888 $530,870

15'51

1889163741 18-90 $397, 507 1891 $$ 581,013 1892 $236,379

Loun

560

+$223,983

$40,000+

1893 (Revised Estimats)

1894

(Estimate)

ira

000

$270,00

$16,000+ $348,500

As we can

hardly retrench

the Current Estimates, we must I think during the year

(as is also to be done at this Straits) consider (1) future Retrenchments (2) new sources of Taxation.

As to (1) see Muintes & desp? in which a further

15922/931

"desh is pronised "at a

later date.

That "later date "will not come

until we know whether M.

O'Brien is coming,

have, or not,

this Spring, & until his successor?

we

1/

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