CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908 — Page 100

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recommended that

the

Strait.

Hongkong

Chound

CofEaster Coloues

the contributions should be fixed

a percentage of

the revenue. [WO Fruit A 338] Lyon TÉ%

In 1901 Hongkong was

defrayed of the cost barrack works & the whole

In the

case

of Ceylon the Straits the military contributions

in fixed at

percentage of revenue less land sales

172%

of

the

gross

revenue.

Mauritius 5%

premium on leases.

of new

cost

&

new

Defence works and

the

Two Pri

FL 661

raised

military contribution was

17½%

of

Colony from

the "gross receipts of the

revenue "exclusive

of the proceed of land sales

In 1896 [11145] the unofficial

members of the Legislative Council

requested that - the 17½% remaining

the same

the assessable revenue neither should

be strictly principal

what they considered

revenue together with postal receipts

Appropriations in and should

be left out of account in calculating

the assessable revenue.

On October 1896

the Governor of Ceylon pointed out that this would seriously prejudice the building of new railways

since they

would be burdened with the

their receipts.

they

payment of 7½%.

After

some hesitation

the

difficulty of drawing

the question

was referred to the

Interdepartmental Committee on whose

advice it

was decided in 1897

to allow the contribution to be calculated

on the net railway receipts - the

Mauritius percentages

In reply

Ceylon

raised

the amount of the military contribution had been fixed at 17½%

of the gross

revenue

that that was

fair

the circumstances of the Colony it would be necessary if the mode of assessing the

The proposal was refused.

The percentage

was accordingly

increased

to compensate for the

assessment.

The

new

method

was not

in the Straits

necessary

to increase the percentage

accordingly

if they did build

they

would only pay

the

Colony's

net pro-15!

at the same

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recommended that the Strait. Hongkong Chound CofEaster Coloues the contributions should be fixed a percentage of the revenue. [WO Fruit A 338] Lyon TÉ% In 1901 Hongkong was defrayed of the cost barrack works & the whole In the case of Ceylon the Straits the military contributions in fixed at percentage of revenue less land sales 172% of the gross revenue. Mauritius 5% premium on leases. of new cost & new Defence works and the Two Pri FL 661 raised military contribution was 17½% of Colony from the "gross receipts of the revenue "exclusive of the proceed of land sales In 1896 [11145] the unofficial members of the Legislative Council requested that - the 17½% remaining the same the assessable revenue neither should be strictly principal what they considered revenue together with postal receipts Appropriations in and should be left out of account in calculating the assessable revenue. On October 1896 the Governor of Ceylon pointed out that this would seriously prejudice the building of new railways since they would be burdened with the their receipts. they payment of 7½%. After some hesitation the difficulty of drawing the question was referred to the Interdepartmental Committee on whose advice it was decided in 1897 to allow the contribution to be calculated on the net railway receipts - the Mauritius percentages In reply Ceylon raised the amount of the military contribution had been fixed at 17½% of the gross revenue that that was fair the circumstances of the Colony it would be necessary if the mode of assessing the The proposal was refused. The percentage was accordingly increased to compensate for the assessment. The new method was not in the Straits necessary to increase the percentage accordingly if they did build they would only pay the Colony's net pro-15! at the same
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recommended that

the

Strait.

ag

бесен б, ву Hongkong

Chound

CofEaster Coloues

the contributions should be fixed

a

percentage of

the revenue. [WO Fruit A 338) Lylon TÉ%

nhieved of In 1901 Hongkong was

defray so of the cost barrack works & the whole

In the

case

amauritus

1895-6

of Ceylon the Straits the military contributions

in fixed at

peremäge

revrune less land sales

W

172%

of

the

gross

its heability

auritius 5%

apremia

on leases.

of new

cost

&

new

Sefence works and

the

Two Pri

FL 661

raised

military contribution was

7 20%

of

Colony from

the "gross nceipts of the

conrces

revenue "exclusive

업계

of the proceed of land sales

In 1896 [11145 } the un

96

official

members of the Legislative Council

xquested that - the 17 1⁄2% remaining

the same

the reaseasalita nether should

stretly uncipal

what they considend

^

revenue together with postal recepto

Appropriations in and should

be left out of account in calculating

the assessable revenue.

sos pointed out that was

يمو

On October 1896

the Governor of Ceylon pouted out that this would seriously prejudice the building of new railways

railways suice

would be burdened with the

their receipts.

they

paymen of 71⁄2%.

After

бие

the

live Sefining

some hesitation Sue

Sifficulty of drawing

سما

productest eppes undertakings [see

comsp in wo Print A 5-20] the question

W

rfems to the

Interdepartmental tree on whose

Secided the in 1897

advice it

Ca

allow the contribution to be calculated

the net railway receipts - the

mauritus percentages

In reply the

Ceylon

bring

raised

the amount of the military contribution had been fixed at 171⁄2%

of the gross

πvinue

that that was

Our

the ground contritrition fair

the circumstances of the Colony it would be necessary if the mode of assessing the manne

ما كمسقفه

The proposal refused.

menase

wa

Win

Abr

the percentage

accordingly

to qź

to compensate for the

J.

assesament.

Ther

q gź

51⁄2 respectively

newt

method

then wo

it

was not

in the Straits so

to winase the percentage

railway

& the Straits

necessary

Win

біб

accordingly

inat if they did build

only pay

need

O

The Colome's

the

CL

امعة

live they

net pro-15!

mat the same

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