CO129-269 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1895 [12] — Page 539

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DRAFT.

Even

Waterdesa

bath and

Iwen in 1894 it barely

reached 17 percent.

one of

15.6 2. After careful commer

Her Reven

have arrived

at the conclusim to fix the contribution. infuture at acertain proportion - viz. 171⁄2

percent - of of the Colony. This appear to offer a basis of settlement which is the most likes to be acceptable to all parties, & which cante

adopted without an

Considerably

contributient has fallen considerably

short of what the liome Government in

AL

1890 saam te tuve considered, reasonable proportion of the revenue namely between 17 and 18 per cent, however, As regards the current year owing to

the continued low rate of exchange, the

Lif contioned at the present rati

cortribution of £40,000 would

nearly amount to about 20 per cent of the

Revenue.

3. The expedient of fixing a

proportion of revenue as the amount of

the contribution, will, I hope, prevent,

any further feeling of uncertainty and dissatisfaction, and will safeguard the

rights of the Home Government, Athy as

effectually, as the expedient of Def

undue sacrifice y fixing the amount for some

the claims of

payers of this country.

(on 952/90]

years ahead, which was that adopted

бледненный

in my despatch No. 8 of 20

A

affan 1890

In adopting

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