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revenue over

$3,325

expenditure of

4. The estimate of revenue

of has been cautiously framed. The chief increases as compared with the revised estimate for

1894

are:-

Pawnbrokers Licences. #23,950

Spirit Licences. Stamps-

"

16,101

- 40,174

Sheep and big Depôts - 12,000

-

尊贵

The Ordinances dealing with Spirit Licences and stamps will be forwarded in due

Course.

course.

5.

The

chief decrease is ~

in the Opium Farm, the farm

for the next three

years has been let for $286,000 a year- instead of $340,800 the sum received, showing

now re

of $54,800 per annum 6. I have in no

A.

way

loss

re-

re

laxed my efforts to effect; trenchment in expenditure - whenever an opportunity has presented itself. No reply to my despatch forwarding the

repo: