CO129-561-10 Estimates 1938 2-9-1937 - 23-9-1938 — Page 12

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outlook

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however, that when eventually the present hostilities

end, the Colony's trade must inevitably suffer from the

men of

impoverished (and possible disorder China which will

be the result of the present conflict.

It is then that

the Colonial Government will have, need to draw on their

Bo low as the mediate future to conce med

present ab.

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balance of surplus assets. | the rouinant of normal

conditions may result in a much smaller deficit than

is shown in the present Estimates, and in any case the

outlook is better than that for the previous year,

in that the surplus of assets which is estimated at the

end of the financial year is approximately $1,000,000

for the convespording year greater than it was when the 1937 Estimates were

prepared. The actual effect of the conflict beyond

the immediate future can hardly be calculated.

The present budget provides for: -

$.

29,899,920

$.

Revenue.

Ordinary

Land Sales.

Total.

355,000 30, 254, 920

30,254,920.

Expenditure.

Ordinary

Extraordinary

32,101,699.

1,277,850.

Total: 33,379,549.

33,379,549.

Estimated Deficit.

3,124,629.

The trend of revenue and expenditure for the

last few years is apparent from the following figures:-

kevenue.

Year.

Ordinary.

Land Sales.

1933

31,126,417

972,861

Total.

32,099,278.

1934

29,015,813

558,473

29,574,286.

1935

28, 185, 593

244,957

28,430,550.

1936

29,773,753

1937 App. Est.

28,554, 250

269,231

206,000

30,042, 984.

28,760,250.

1937 Rev.Est.

1937 Est.

30,885,000

355,000

31,240,000.

29,899,920

355,000

30,254,920.

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