CO129-285 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [9-10] — Page 467

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balance of the Loan.

But it appears

from paragraph 33 of

is gespetch that is estimated at no now than that belarce will stenough to

A

$167,775, and therefore if the whole

of the proposed expenditure on Works

chargeable to Loan is incurred, it

will be necessery to upplevent tho

balances of the Loan by providing

sand op

about $15,000 out of current Revenue,

and the estimated balance of $12,000

will thus be turned into an actual de-

ficit of 4,000.

It must also be borne in ind

that the Estimated Revenue will be to

some extent diminished br y decision

that a 4 ccnt Imperial Postage rate

chall be introduced as from the 25th in

stant, though hardly perhaps to uch

an extent as Major-General Black antici

pates in his despatch No. 3/ of

the 4th

ultimo, I am addressing

you

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