CO129-303 - Public Offices & Others - 1900 — Page 121

the

paid by the Colony, in instalments of, say, £10,000 for annum, proportion of Laid I the Colay to the

Inferial Government,

assuming

this re

revenue

increase at the

average

: rate of the last

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years, would be materially

in excess

fa

of 20 percent

the next mini

years.

to

5. Moreover, it will be necess out is the tumadiato carry Huture. certain other litary Wom Ithe cost of

which would, under exist arrangements, be defrayed in w for in part by this Colmy. Such an kanstirutim of defence comment Jaw Extension Establishment, and further exten the Ariary Ordna improvements of the barrack hospital accomodations. Thi of the Colony, towar

Kartsitation

the cost

the

SE works unde

existing arrangements would ins approximately to £45,000.

On the Tsumption that by this time payments on account of services now in hand will be completed, and that no further barrack or fortification. services, for which the Colony will be called upon to contribute, are started, the contribution in 1910 will fall to the 173 per cent, of the revenue which has been paid since 1896 as a general contribution to the Imperial Government for purposes of But defence. Of course, it is not possible to say that no new services requiring con-

siderable colonial expenditure will be required in ten years' time. On the contrary,

Judging from past experience, it seems probable that fresh demands will be

In the seven years prior to 1891 a sum of 116,0007. was paid by the Colony for defence works. The Colony then had a respite till 1896, when it started making considerable contributions to barrack services, and in 1898 it was called upon to provide in that and the following two years a sum of 8,2301. for defence works. Now comes the fresh demand for 90,000%,

The present arrangements by which the Colony contributes towards the expendi- ture incurred for its defence by the Imperial Government cannot be considered satisfac- tory The payments consist of--

(1.) A contribution of 17 per cent. of the revenue of the Colony towards up-keep of troops, &c, which credited to the War Department as a generat appropriation in aid of Army Votes;

them.

(2.) A contribution of one-third the cost of new barrack works; and

(3.) The whole cost of new defence works, exclusive of that of the armament for

7. I have accordingly

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conu

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amid at the conclusion'

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that it will be betting

both for the Surferial

Garmment

and for the

Colony that the total I

Colonial contribution

for all military perfores! should be a fixed proportion of the

By

By such

ал

челение

arrangement

the Imperial Government

would get full advantage from a prosperous state

of the Colony, which at

Minosterous

timis not profuas it

longer would

have the

alternative of pressing

Colony to an

on of relaxing

on the

undue extent

releming an arrange

ment which at another

time the Coloy would