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Report on the Finances of the Commonwealth
The Committee of Ways and Means presents a detailed exhibit of canal expenditures, balances, and funding gaps to finish authorized canals. It outlines receipts for 1830 and projected revenue for 1831, discusses tax adjustments, evasion concerns, and the need to provide two hundred fifty thousand dollars for interest payments, with two hundred thousand for August next and fifty thousand for February following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee of Ways and Means
Commonwealth
House of Representatives
Board of Canal Commissioners
Astimatine
Treasury
John Nielsson