A SIGNIFICANT QUERY.
A godd deal of curiosity is felt (writes a Wellington paper) as to how the Colonial Treasurer's surplus of £37,000 ban been arrived i>t iti tho faco of tha deficiency >" revenue. If it has been by rigorous, retrenchment, that is, of course, highly satisfactory, and it also proves that re fi'fciu.lunetit is not such an utterly iuipracMolo tiling as we were told 'rt i-'itnnhy fivnnm ttiaULrfM^^^
however, the surplus had been arrived at by merely postponing until after the close of tho financial yoar as many as possible of the payments which should m dire coiirsa hive been mailo before tha 3lst ult, thn positiou would be by no means s:> favor ible. We do not say that this is so ; we simply ask for information on the point.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1698, 3 May 1886, Page 2
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132A SIGNIFICANT QUERY. Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1698, 3 May 1886, Page 2
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