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bration.

I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Most Obedient Humble Servant,.

Nefret Administering the Government,

th.

COPY.

EN CLOSURE 1.

Rev 15 40 28

Minute by the Colonial Treasurer.

Hon. Colonial Secretary.

As regards A of the annexed despatch,I at-

tach, for reference, a statement which explains the matter.

The statement of Liabilities and Assets which is Enclosure

4,contains on the Assets side, two items, viz., Arrears of Tax

es and Arrears of Crown Rent, which fell into Revenue during

1897, and also contains, on the Liabilities side, five items

viz.,Military Contribution, Refund of Taxes, Transit Charges,

Cual Pensions due to Police Officers and Pensions que to Police

Officers which fell into Expenditure auring 1897.

These items of Revenue and Expenditure, amouri -

ing to $54,080.91 and $38,137.75 respectively, were included

in Enclosure 5 in the estimated Revenue and estimated Ex-

penditure for 1897, and would have appeared twice over in

Enclosure 5 had the balance of Assets of 1896 been therein

put down at $548,964. 46. The difference between

$54,080.91

and

$38,137.73

viz:- $15,943.18

is