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penditure for 1894 but as stated in my despatch N. 955 of the 21st November last a

defisit

was

ed for the

only to be expect.

no therein

reasons

set forth, and it is more than satisfactory to note that in spite of the large unforeseen charges which the Colony

has been called upon to meet in consequence of the plague and the disadvantages under which it has laboured from a reve

nue

point of view,

the excess

of

of expenditure

228

is

over revenue

comparatively insignificant amounting only to $11,892.68.

I append a copy of a

3.

Colonial

report by the doting treasurer explanatory of the

between

apparent discrepancy the statement of balances forwarded with

my Confidential 1765x despatch of 5th September last

and the statement of Assets and Liabilities herein trans-

mitted.