CO129-281 - Governor Sir Robinson & Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [1-3] — Page 406

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paid for before the 31st Decem ber last but not in transit

at that date, which has not been included in the state ment of Assets, but which, if included (as it should

be for

the Co

for the purpose of illus- trating the actual finan- cial position of the

Colony at the beginning of the our nt year) gives a balance

rent

of Assets over Liabilities. amounting to $85,851.

"As regards the pros

peative

2.

11145

390

pective financial position of

the Colony,

A

I

am addre

addressing.

despatch to you by next mail, in which I propose

ral

to deal fully with the seve I questions asked in your. despatch N. 147 of the 23"

23rd July

last. As, however, those

tions appear to affect:

ques-

more

ex

especially the proposed

Govern-

penditure

on new

ment offices rather than

current expenditure, I would ask, in view of the satisfac-

tory