CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4] — Page 701

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the expenditure out of

current revenue

2. Irequest for therefin

to forward to me

of the (mmmittee,

the Refert.

which

considered the question

together

of the for Offices, with

any further

Ju may

explanations

wish to give to

as to enable me to jedze

make clearly on how far

L

the proposed. buildings

are

Required

3. As regards the friancial position of the Colony, I should be glad to know the precise grounds upon which the Acting Col. Treasurer confidently anticipates that the

adinary expenditure of

the current gear

will

Mur Com

be lanely exceeded 4898

In Revenue, in view of

this fact that the Extimates

sent have in December surplus last only show a

of 1$6,500. It appear

from the Return fnwarded

desp. 92 of 929

підни

14th April last, that the Revenne last gear fell considerably short of the Expenditure (excluding expenditure charged to ther and the Loan), Equation

d of the gear

that at the and

Mere

was awar

excers of

actual

Liabilities over.

Assets, which was

sauly

met by temporarily appropriating for general purposes the balance of the 1893

Loan. Igather,

however, that this state of affairs.

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