CO129-285 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [9-10] — Page 469

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And that this decision will involve a

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cannot be forescen:

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and next year 462

having regard to the fact that the new (I have decided that

territory wil be administered as far

Shall

as possible as an integral part of the

Colony,

necessitat a strength-

ening of the Staff in some of the De-

with

partments

consequent expenditure,

which the resources of the new territory

ay at first be unable to meet, it will

be necessary to rovide a considerably

larger credit balance say $100,000

Sum

which, ust be found either by the

introduction of fresh taxation or by a

curtailment of expenditure.

10. Turning now to the figures

shown in the Estimates I observe that

the proceeds of Land Sales are given

at only $200,000, whereas

in his General Black) despatch No.28 of the

Major-

248 for

6th October last regarding the proposed

new Government Buildings X estimated

the