CO129-307 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [10-12] — Page 435

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Which the Colonial revenues might immediately and shortly be increased to a considerable amount.

As I informed you in my telegram of the 17th instant, the Legislative Council should be warned that the grant of additional compensation to certain members of the service might involve the adoption of methods of raising additional revenue. I consider it premature at the present stage to pronounce definitely whether an increase of taxation will be required, but I shall be glad if you will cause Messrs.' suggestions to be carefully examined and favor me with your views in detail, in order that I may have the material for considering the question when it becomes more pressing later on.

Very urgent as is the need for the full and careful notes and explanations attached to the Estimates under consideration, there are many points in detail to which I have to seek further information. I observe with satisfaction that the revenue for 1902 is expected to be $347,345 in excess of the residue estimate for 1901, and as much in excess of the actual revenue of 1900 as $403,371.

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Which the Colonial revenues might immediately and shortly be increased to a considerable amount. As I informed you in my telegram of the 17th instant, the Legislative Council should be warned that the grant of additional compensation to certain members of the service might involve the adoption of methods of raising additional revenue. I consider it premature at the present stage to pronounce definitely whether an increase of taxation will be required, but I shall be glad if you will cause Messrs.' suggestions to be carefully examined and favor me with your views in detail, in order that I may have the material for considering the question when it becomes more pressing later on. Very urgent as is the need for the full and careful notes and explanations attached to the Estimates under consideration, there are many points in detail to which I have to seek further information. I observe with satisfaction that the revenue for 1902 is expected to be $347,345 in excess of the residue estimate for 1901, and as much in excess of the actual revenue of 1900 as $403,371. 17/46. Turning to ...
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which

which the Colonial

revenues

mig

Wt ba

umidiately a shartly

increased

amount.

wh

a corondirable

I infamed you in my telegram of the

17th instant, that The Legislative Council should be warned that the grant of additional compensation exchange to certain members of the you? service might involve the adoption of methods of raising additional revenue. I consider it premature at the present stage

to pronounce definitely

whether

am

increase

actually

of

taxation will for refund.

but I shall be glad it You will cause

Mh.

Messer's suggestions to

be carefully

432 examined

and favor me with

your

vrews in detail, in order

that I bay han the material for condolen

forming

mi case

ofuncion the question

becomes more

later on.

very

15.

ungent

Su vein of

the full and careful

notes and explanations affended to the Estimats

under consideratio there

are

not

mary

points to

detail towhich I han

to seek further inform

Jobserve with

ation.

satisfaction that the

for 1902 is

revenue

expected to be $/347,345 "of the resid

than

estimate for 1901, and

as much

in excess

reverse

as

$403,37)

of the actual of! of 1900.

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