Van Diemen's Land, the island south of mainland Australia, is now known as Tasmania. In the 1800s it was a penal colony to which the British government sent convicts.Some of the Irish rebels tried for their parts in the Young Ireland movement of the 1840s were sent to Van Diemen's Land.n the 1800s it was a penal colony to which the British government sent convicts. Some of the Irish rebels tried for their parts in the Young Ireland movement of the 1840s were sent to Van Diemen's Land.
Contribution is the amount of earnings remaining after all direct costs have been subtracted from revenue. This remainder is the amount available to pay for any fixed costs that a business incurs during a reporting period.Any excess of contribution over fixed costs equals the profit earned.or example, if a business has revenues of $1,000 and direct costs of $800, then it has a residual amount of $200 that can be contributed to the payment of fixed costs. This $200 amount is the contribution arising from operations.
An in-kind contribution is goods, advertising or services furnished to a candidate, slate of candidates or committee without charge or at a rate which is less than the rate normally charged for the goods or services. The campaign is responsible for reporting the in-kind contribution on the election finance statement.