, 1877-04-14

Fees at The Upper Courts @. lis do do do
Fines and Coniscations. C. lis do do do
Horse Carriage & Boat
s,.m 'o. due: :;. ......... g. g.. i : DO DO DO DO DO DO
Fees at the lower Courts
& Police Ofioes... C. 10 do do do
Import duty.....-...-. C. lie do do do
House tax ............ C. 80 do do do
The total amount of the less revenue under
these items shews that the actaal returns have
been nearly 29 below what was estimated
for that whole class of items, while the above
stated total sum of the increased revenue
shewS that the returns were %! above what
was estimated, or, if the abo7e 500. - be TAX
en- as the basis, only 1Il665 more than. was
estimated.
The result is, then, that the actual revenue
in the financial year in question has been about
20 below what WAS estimated in the Bud
get. In view Of the forging, we would beg
to recommend to tbs Colo ,ial Council that is
would suggest to tho Presi lency that In fG-
tute when mixing calculations for fixing the
revenue itom3 Of Tie Bud ct. the Presidency
would take care to avoid having those items
fixed so that the proportion between the actu
al revenues and the cstimlted revenues should
exceed 90 or IN o be. w0rls, to avoid n
dif5rcnco above p pr, CT. between the actual
and the o,timlted revenue.
As regards the Expenses, thoy were in the
Budget put down with a total sum Of 8I74,84l
but tao ac:ull outlay has been Sic 6, 1882,
Consequently 81. 9G568 below The sum budget
cd. Tho result is, then, that the total amount
Of revenue collected was SII7,ll7 II, while
the total expcnltlro has amounted to
$IG0 S75 80, showing a final deficit Of
S52, 757 50. s. that in thjs financial year there
80 ~ 20
locted, from which again follows, that the
expenses have exceeded the revenues with !,
Innow passing ov.r t. the single items of ex-
penduurc, we will only point out such where
we fod it necessary to make comments. We
beg then to call attention to
l. The amount for Office Expenses for
tho Upper Court has exceeded tho sum
allowed, with Sll.l7.
the amount fot Off 3e Expenses for
Frcde; iks'cd'e Police Office has cx.
ceeded the sum allowed, with. A4s,
the amount for OIioo Expeu:es
for Centerdistricts Police Office 67C@
OF hes. items OF excess that una r tho Up
per Court is but trialug, bnt as such fixed sums
ought not to be exceeded, since the grant is for
a certain specified amount, and 20 the excssseS
Of expenditure for Fredcrik,ted's and Center.
districts Police offices ara respectively upwards
OF ana ) OF Tue sums granted VIZ 9l<% anu
SIPS, we beg leave, while referring to the re-
port from the r .vising Committee 90 tho
accounts for 1878 ~. again to call the attention
Of the Presidency to those excuses Of expendi-
ture.
H. Salaries and Travelling Expenses TO Law
yers etc. in public suits and for translation,
in such-shew an excess of expenditures
1910, which is partly owing to the fact Of
Is having teen found necessary to mako use
Of she services of other persons than the
fixed lawyers or barristeFS, in the dis
charge of public-law suits, and such persons
have been paid a certain fec for each suit,
while the fixed lawyers receive no such
fee and partly from a greater outlay for
travelling expenses thar customary. As
such circumstances could not be foresesn
when framing tho budget, wo wOuIl
recommend that the excess bo sanctioned.
III The special Military Expenses.
Sub fol. 50 thero has beou u saving in the
salary TO the Commander of the Forces
..s.'... $A21.Ao.
and in the salary to n Pre-.
mierli Etenant...... S0.08
but expended more. 0.O4 0.0G.
Total AIaI.5O