CO129-275 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [1-5] — Page 416

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Land Sales on the one side, and extraordinary Expenditure on the other side, there was a surplus of about $130,000 which however only just sufficed to wipe off the debit balance existing between the Liabilities and Assets at the beginning of 1896. It follows therefore that the item mentioned in paragraph 7(1) of your despatch under acknowledgment, viz: the sum obtained by the sale of Marine Lot 278, which took place in 1896, has already been used to clear off existing liabilities, and cannot be regarded as available towards any future expenditure.

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I shall be glad to be informed (1), as regards the revenue side of the question; what is the estimate of the premia to be derived from the sale of

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DRAFT. 412 Land Sales on the one side, and extraordinary Expenditure on the other side, there was a surplus of about $130,000 which however only just sufficed to wipe off the debit balance existing between the Liabilities and Assets at the beginning of 1896. It follows therefore that the item mentioned in paragraph 7(1) of your despatch under acknowledgment, viz: the sum obtained by the sale of Marine Lot 278, which took place in 1896, has already been used to clear off existing liabilities, and cannot be regarded as available towards any future expenditure. 4. I shall be glad to be informed (1), as regards the revenue side of the question; what is the estimate of the premia to be derived from the sale of
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DRAFT. - ing 412 Land Sales on the one side, and extraor- dinary Expenditure on the other side, there was a surplus of about $130,000 which however only just sufficed to wipe off the debit balance sxisting between the Liabilities and Assets at the be- ginning of 1896. It follows therefore that the item mentioned in paragraph 7 (1) of your despatch under acknowledg- ment, viz: the sum obtained by the sale of Marine Lot 278, which took place in 1896, has already been used to clear off existing liabilities, and cannot be re- garded as available towards any future expenditure. 4. I shall be glad to be informed (1), as regards the revenue side of the question; what is the estimate of the premia to be derived from the sale of
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DRAFT.

- ing

412

Land Sales on the one side, and extraor-

dinary Expenditure on the other side,

there was a surplus of about $130,000

which however only just sufficed to wipe

off the debit balance sxisting between

the Liabilities and Assets at the be-

ginning of 1896. It follows therefore

that the item mentioned in paragraph

7 (1) of your despatch under acknowledg-

ment, viz: the sum obtained by the sale

of Marine Lot 278, which took place in

1896, has already been used to clear off

existing liabilities, and cannot be re-

garded as available towards any future

expenditure.

4.

I shall be glad to be informed

(1), as regards the revenue side of

the question; what is the estimate of

the premia to be derived from the sale

of

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