CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4] — Page 634

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15

Sum

sider this to be the largest on on which the impost of 1750% should be charged.

4.

The contention in para_ graph 3 is obviously sound, as the water accounts with depart-

ments

are

money

simply a matter of book-keeping; the amounts are merely book entries: no actually passes and if it did it would simply be transferring money from or

another.

5.

one account to

I agree with the Me.

morialists

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morialists also that the items

classed last year as appropriations in aid should fairly be exempt- ed. For example the Govern- ment might hand over Queen's College or the Government Civil Hospital to a Public Body, paying to such Body the difference be tween the cost of upkeep and the amount of the fees collected. The revenue would be thereby diminished by the amount of while it would scarcely

the

fees,

be contended that Government

should