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immunity from plague: and on "Public Works Extraordinary"

te a credit to Store Account of $101,422 in respect of

expenditure in the year 1904.

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A comparison of the Statement of

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the Probable Financial Position en 31st. December, 1905,

transmitted in my Despatch No. 243 of 6th. October, 1905,

37with the position disclosed by these Returns will show

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that the estimated deficit of $78,760 has been reduced to

ene of $32,871 and that the estimated balance of Assets

over Liabilities at the close of the year has been in-

-eraased by a sum of $109,533. The least satisfactory

asset included in the Statement is the item of $3,968,354

for subsidiary coins involving as it will be seen a debit

balance at the Bank on 31st. December of $2,796,665. Sales

of coin during the current year have realised $122,000.

I am giving this question my careful consideration.

5.

Arrears of Revenue amount to

$330,711 or $124,621 in excess of these outstanding on

31st. December, 1905. This sum includes a prospective profit

er $155,283 on subsidiary coins. Of the balance $108,337

has been collected to date.

6.

The financial position of the

Colony