text_original: It was no fault of his that he had to provide for increased expenditure out of a contracting revenue. His fii'st Budget (1874) called for no ingenuity. He had merely to spend his predecessor's surplus.
text_transcription: IT WAS NO FAULT OF HIS THAT HE HAD TO PROVIDE FOR INCREASED EXPENDITURE OUT OF A CONTRACTING REVENUE HIS FIRST BUDGET EIGHTEEN SEVENTY FOUR CALLED FOR NO INGENUITY HE HAD MERELY TO SPEND HIS PREDECESSOR'S SURPLUS
phonemes: ɪt wʌz nˈoʊ fˈɔlt ʌv hɪz ðæt hiː hædtə pɹəvˈaɪd fɔːɹ ɪŋkɹˈiːst ɛkspˈɛndɪtʃɚɹ ˌaʊɾəv ɐ kəntɹˈæktɪŋ ɹˈɛvənˌuː. hɪz fˈɪɪst bˈʌdʒɪt (wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈɔːɹ) kˈɔːld fɔːɹ nˈoʊ ˌɪndʒᵻnjˈuːɪɾi. hiː hæd mˈɪɹli tə spˈɛnd hɪz pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚz sˈɜːplʌs.