We have also the strongest grounds to believe that the debts will be in other respects considerably less than they are now computed by you; and consequently, the Company's annual proportion of the twelve lacs will be larger than it appears on your estimate.
Burke expresses confidence that the actual debts will be lower than estimated, affecting financial distributions.
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