CO129-281 - Governor Sir Robinson & Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [1-3] — Page 405

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return

you

will observe that

" in enclosure 5 of Sir W. Robin

son's despatch referred to mo

above, the revenue

year

for last

was under-estimated.

by $140,849, whilst the expen-

sure

es_

an an-

Liture only exceeded the timate given in that enolo-

by $29,647. There is, a therefore, instead of a ticipated deficit of $65,697 a surplus of revenue expenditure of #45,505, which added to the balance in hand

over

at

Gov

27373

97

398

year

at the beginning of the vir: $13, 418 (exclusive of loan

monies) gives a total surplus

of $58,993.

of #

The statement of do-

sets and Liabilities

on the

31st December last shews a

debit balance of $264,649. 37 including

a sum of $262,091.95

due to the loan account.

Against this apparent deficit

must however be set the

sum of $350,000 being the

value.

of coins

coins ordered and

paid