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inmaterial whether the Government actually refunded the money

or allowed it to be deducted from the next payment due. The

former is however the method adopted under the present system of accounts in this Colony, and invloves a loss of

20% to the Colonial Revenue on all 'refunds of Revenue',

which would be evaded by the alternative system.

Z It may appear as though these anomalies could be

avoided by assessing to the payment of the percentage only such bona fide sources of Revenue as are imposed by law ob

result as "Earnings of Bovernment". Taking the Estimates of

the current year (1908) the items shown in the enclosure would

in the opinion of the Treasurer be eliminated, and in order

to preserve the Contribution at its present incidence the

percentage x iix leviable on the properly assessable Revenue would have to be increased to 20.97% or alternatively the Contribution would be decreased by $53,894, (say £5389). Argument however would assuredly arise as to which iteme should properly be eliminated - for instance it might

conceivably be urged that before the proceeds of a special license imposed by law were credited to Revenue the expenses

of collection should be deducted.

The method proposed of levying the Contribution on the

Balance or Margin avoide all these difficulties, and equally

disposes of the objections which are inherent in the system

of a percentage on Gross Revenue.

It has the special merit of giving effect to Mr.

Chamberlain's dictum that the Contribution should vary from

year to year with the prosperity of the Colony, an object which is not attained by the present system.

More increase in the business of Administration, the

inclusion

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