CO129-293 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [8-9] — Page 474

6" "It note that the statement

of

Expenditure connected with the

New Territory enclosed in your

RAFT.

on the following points

8 I have not yet

471

received the

new Ordinance increasing the

Fees for Licenses to deal in

Despatch ho 263 does not appa-

rently include the Expenditière

Colmual Govt noring to the

incurred by the temporary

oc cu "

Shaw chun and I

pation of

to furnish

Me

with

request you

the particulars

of that expenditure.

7. If the Revenue for 1899 comes

up to anticipations I am inclined

to think that the Estimate of Revenue for 1900 baidokkeld

berghatin namely $3,325, 479

may

be accepted as reasonable

but I would ask for further infor

MINUTE.

4. Antrobus.

Cor.

Lucas.

Graham.

E. Wingfield.

arl of Selborne.

. Chamberlain.

army?

and in the absence of

is

further explanations it

difficult to believe that so

large

a

Revenue as $20,35-0

with be derived from this source.

★ I note also that the Increases

on Carriage

Portage

Licenses Stamps &

are not explained

9 The Expenditure for next year.

is estimated at $3,219,918

or $105,000 less than the

Revenue, and NLKAN

Aiguesna

on the assumption that