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No. 54.
SIR,
TREASURY. 31st August 1898,
With reference to my letter No. 49 of the 22nd instant, I have the honour to transmit the following returns:
1. Estimated Balance of the Assets of the Colony on 31st December.
1808.
2. Estimated Loan Accomit 1898.*
3. Loan Account, 1897.*
The statement marked A will show how the balance of $365,090.91 k arrived at.
I have omitted all items appearing in the statement of Assers and Liabilities, for 1897 set forth at page (C 16) of the Blue Book for 1897 which will form part of the Revenue and Expenditure for the current year.
ASSETS.
Subsidiary Colus, .............
Statement A.
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
ON THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1897,
BILITIES.
455
138,000.00 | Drafts drwn by Crown Agents in transit....
316,000,00
subsidiary Cains in transit.....
700,000.00 Deposits not available.
79,230 12
Balance in hands of Crown Agents,
26,769.13 Praya Reclamation Deposit Account, ....
261,000.00
Altaners to be recovered,
47,515.28
Officers' Reminances, not yet paid.
20,652,69
Sie.
Siling value of Coins ordered and paid for
but not already in iransit,
Money Oniers, not yet jaki.
8750,000,00
Your obedient Servant,
Overbawn Halwwe...
6.548.JA
210,782.86
A. M. THOMSON, Jcting Treasurer,
I have the honour to be,
The Honourable
THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY, ye..
$c.
Nor printed.
ESTIMATED BALANCE OF THE ASSETS OF THE COLONY,
ON THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1898.
Estimated Revenue, 1898,
$2,779,922)
Estimated Expenditure, Local,
Do.
Do.. Crown Agents,
.$2,147,655
705,048
Treasury. 31st August. 1898.
Estimated Expenditure in excess over Revenue,
2.832.705
72.7
Do.,
Loan Works, 1st January to 30th June,
1st July to 31st December,
.$26,259.016
78,000.00 (Estimated).
Total....
.$104,259.06
Balance of Assets of 1897,*
-$365,09091|
Less Expenditure in excess of 1898 Revenue...
72,781.00
$292.800.31
Less Loan Works,..
104,258.06
Estimated Balance of 1898 Assets,....
* Explanatory Modement. A atturied.
cuding Balance of Loun. $167,773.
·$†188,050.83;
Treasury, 31st August, 1898.
A. M. THOMSON. Acting Treasurer,
$1,262,314.41
TOTAL LIABILITIES,
897,228,50
BALAME.
365,00091
1,262,814.44
A. M. THOMSON,
Acting Treasurer.
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