This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...of the colonies is excessive, and that it can be diminished without injury to the interests either of the united kingdoms or of the colonies; and, therefore, I think that steps should be taken to relieve the people, as speedily as possible, from a portion of that burden. In order to sustain these positions, I will ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...of the colonies is excessive, and that it can be diminished without injury to the interests either of the united kingdoms or of the colonies; and, therefore, I think that steps should be taken to relieve the people, as speedily as possible, from a portion of that burden. In order to sustain these positions, I will first state, as correctly as I can, the amount of the annual expenditure of this country on account of the colonies. I am sorry that I cannot do so completely and correctly for any period later than the year 1846-47; because no later returns upon which I can rely have been presented to Parliament. Since that period some reductions have been made in our colonial expenditure, for which the Colonial Office deserves credit; but I believe they have been inconsiderable in amount compared to those which, in my opinion, could be made. In the year 1846-47 the expenditure of this country, on account of the colonies, amounted to 3,5oo, ooo/. It consisted chiefly of two items: namely, civil expenditure about 500, ooo/., and military expenditure about 3, ooo, ooo/. I will begin with the military expenditure, under which head I include ordnance and commissariat expenditure. This expenditure has increased very rapidly in the last twenty years. In 1832 it was only i,8oo, ooo/.; in 1835 became 2,000, ooo/.; in 1843-44 it amounted to 2,5oo, ooo/.; and in 1846-47 to 3,000, ooo/.; an increase of 1,200, ooo/. in the interval between 1832 and 1846-47. The sum of 3,000, ooo/. did not by any means represent the whole military expenditure of this country on account of the colonies for the year 1846-47; it was merely the effective expenditure; that is, the sum actually paid by this country for military services then being performed in the colonies; or, in other words, the sum
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