The net result of the above figures is that on the transactions of last year, the Colonial gov't surplus was $335,000. To this must be added a surplus of $46,000 on the year ending 28th December 1899, making the balance in hand on the 1st January 1900 $431,000.
For 1900 the Estimated Revenue is $3,325,000 and the Estimated Expenditure is $3,219,918. The Estimated surplus is therefore $105,521.
But the following extra items of Expenditure must also be taken into account, though they do not appear on the Estimates.
1. Para 10 & 11 of Despatch No. 287/98/4 - Clerkships $2,280
2. Para 13 - Straw Tender $6,800
3. Para 14 - Police Magistrate $4,800
4. Para 16 - Steam Pinace $6,600
"Police Launch of $60,000 at 3.75% $50,000
Increase of Civil Salaries (in 250/374) (say) $25,000
Arms for Police (see 34/478) $14,000
Increase of Chinese Employ's Salaries not sanctioned (see 49/94) $14,000
Stormwater Drainage (see 27/26) $8,200
Post Office Increase of Staff (see 4/2) $6,000
The Expenditure on the above items in 1900, $137,480, will turn the Estimated Surplus of $105,521 into a deficit of about $31,959, or at least $14,000, which must be paid for out of the balances on 1st Jan'y, and these will thereby be reduced to $291,000.
Under these circumstances, it is rather awkward to find five Unofficial members of the Legislative Council (vide their memorandum) urging that a large proportion of the impending Public Works should be taken in hand at once.
The sixth Unofficial member, Mr. Whitehead, preaches in a similar strain in his Protest enclosed in 194/0.
Now it will be remembered that we urged on you last year (vide 939/98) the necessity of introducing fresh taxation; you, however, demurred, doubtless after sounding the Unofficial members of the Legislative Council, and we found ourselves compelled reluctantly to defer insisting on fresh taxation.
We may mention that the cost of certain extra works is as follows:
1. Sanitary Staff (see 939/98) $2,600
2. Asst. Eng? O.W.D. $2,400
3. Waterworks Stores (vide 32/08) $20,000
Total $25,000, and some other extras.
There has been no Expenditure on this account in Tel: (1 the four months of this year, but this is inexplicable as in fact $90,000 has been spent.
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transactions
of last year.
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the Colonial gov't surplus of $335,000. To this must be added a surples
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of # 46,000 on the year 28 making
the 1st January 1900 of $431,000
hand on
For 1900 the Estimated Revenue is
$3,325,000 #3, 219, 918
& the Estimated Expenditure is
The Estimated surplus is therefore 105,521
But the following extin items of Expenditure must also be taken into account. home of their appear on the Estimates.
1 Paras 10 11 of Despatch on 28798/4 Clechships $2,280
2 Para 13
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n) Police Launch of 60,000 SEL 375%
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Increase of Civil Salaries (in 250374) (say) $25,000 arms for Police Def ́t (see 34478) $14,000
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• Increase of Chinese Employ's Salones not sauctions (se 4994) $14,000
is Stormwater Brain Gaumaté (see 2726) # 8,200
Post Office Increase of Haff. (see qu2 ) $6000
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The Expenditure on the above los In 1900, 378 will turn the Estimated Surplus of $105,50D into a
deficit of a parade chicken was. $140,000 $14,000 at least, which must be paid for out of the balances
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$291,000. Under these circumstances it is rather
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awkward to find five Unofficial members
of the Legislative Council (ver lucloud memorandum) urging that a large proportion
Public Works should
of the impending
be taken in haud at once.
The sixth Unofficial mecuber Mr Whitchura preaches in a similar strain in his Protest encloved in 1940'
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tipping extras there in the quantid of positie expenditure for the occupations of Shamakow. In Tel: ( I the four now says them has been no Expenditure of this account, but this is inexplicable as in face hart.
$90,000-kat-home/eby
home specating to mucht art further
necessity of introducing fresh taxation;
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