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Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas County, Virgin Islands
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Governor Gordon submitted a $6,259,000 budget for the 1958-59 fiscal year to the Legislature, estimating a $1,101,000 surplus and exceeding the current year's budget by $68,454. He urged adherence to estimates and proposed merging the Departments of Agriculture and Labor and Tourism and Trade into a single Department of Economic Affairs.
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Governor Gordon has submitted to the Legislature a budget listing expenditures totalling $6,259,000. He estimated a surplus of $1,101,000. He asked that the legislature remain within the estimates, and expressed the view that it would accept his recommendations. He asked for the merger of the Dept. of Agriculture and Labor and the Dept. of Tourism and Trade into a single department of Economic Affairs.
The $6,259,000 budget for the 1958-59 fiscal year would exceed the budget for the current fiscal year by $68,454.
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1958 59 Fiscal Year
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estimated surplus of $1,101,000; exceeds current fiscal year budget by $68,454; proposed merger of departments
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Governor Gordon submitted a budget listing expenditures totalling $6,259,000 to the Legislature. He asked the legislature to remain within the estimates and proposed merging the Dept. of Agriculture and Labor and the Dept. of Tourism and Trade into a single department of Economic Affairs.