N.S. WALES FINANCES. THE NEW GOVERNMENT V. THE OLD.
I " (United Press Association J » tt,o -ih,a \ SY ™E r ' Dumber 6. lhe -Budget speech was chiefly' a onhcism t dn the financial ini'sdoingsVol tt ° P»TO^.,.<^ernment ahd^thew ,me&od.o£utilising trust funds, it was d ectoredshat the so-called cash balaneea of-afe^dhadno metalic basis. The ■£^^S§g .expenditure* increases tht» a^ount^bmated by statement of tha G^ r P nent h y ] *Usflo0 1 inclusive, of ,630,000 for the Transvaal contingent The estimated revenue shows alarm* surplus of slightly over above the estimated expenditure. But for the near.approach of Federation it was stated the Government would have dealt with. . the fiscal question, but it would not da j to interfere with trade twice within «. „„„.
„n i* £ y i! e C8, I n »'e 8 that «h« revenue »illfsJlßho|t of the estimated expend?. tMe by 4200,000. It is hoped that aiT increase at JJ70.000 ia stamp duties and the; bnoying of general revenue will balance accounts.: > . M .*. I V? , K epfianiier, made a, sharp. fw'S 0 £i he BN?eV*iihrtew«us--that the Pretm r said he was Wfflim* ta > appoint a commission T »3 iifTwiiMte thei account*. , r _,_:.. >. ;.-" ;-.- .^--~_ . -~
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXIII, Issue 276, 7 December 1899, Page 2
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189N.S. WALES FINANCES. THE NEW GOVERNMENT V. THE OLD. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXIII, Issue 276, 7 December 1899, Page 2
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