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medical officers, £4,800 ; collecting 2,400 immigrants, £9,600 ; 

 salary and travelling expenses of agents in India, £2,000 ; cap- 

 tains'* and officers' gratuities, orphan homes, hospital and house 

 of refuge, medical inspectors, expenses at depot, pay of cooks, 

 &c, grant of £5 instead of return passage, £1,000. Total of 

 immigration, £55,091. 



Miscellaneous services. — Allowance for maintenance of Govern- 

 ment House and grounds, furniture, grant to library, &c, £2,221. 



Interest on Savings Bank deposits, £1,100. 



Drawbacks and refund of duties, £3,500. 



Interest on debentures, £855; redemption of debentures, 

 £5,150 : total, £6,005. 



Railway Working Expenses. — Arima, Couva, £11,000; in- 

 terest and sinking fund, £15,000. 



Telegraph. — Subsidy to West Indies and Panama Telegraph 

 Company, £2,500 ; local telegraph, £300 : total, £2,800. 



Stationery, £2,300. 



Botanic Garden. — Maintenance of garden and plantatioi 

 £1,350. 



Census expenses, £1,000. 



Roads and bridges, £34,000 ; road extension and improve- 

 ment, £14,000; works and buildings, £13,300; miscellaneous 

 £3,700. Grand total, £55,000. 



Ward Unions. — Arima, £486 6s. 8d. ; Chaguam 

 £292 14s. 2d. ; Couva, £322 Is. 8d. ; Diego Martin, £328 16s. 

 Mayaro,£206 5s.; Montserrat, £180 16s.; St. Ann, £583 6s. 8d., 

 Tacarigua, £719 lis. 8d. ; Toco, £179 3s. 4d. ; Naparims 

 £989 lis. 8d. ; Cedros, £328 2s. 6d. Total Wards, £4,616 15s. 



The following Table exhibits the Receipts and Expenditure 

 the colony for a series of years, and at different periods : — 



