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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 3RD JULY, 1886.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 246.
The following Despatch and its enclosure respecting the sums recently voted by the Legislativ Council for the Defences of the Colony are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office. Hongkong, 3rd July, 1886.
FREDERICK SWART,
Acting Colonia Secr
(Copy.) HONGKONG,
No. 63.
Secretary of State to the Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong.
DOWNING STREET,
19th M
SIR, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 92, of the 25 last, reporting that the Legislative Council had voted the further sum of £60,375 requ completion of the Defence Works now being constructed in Hongkong, and I have to expr appreciation of the readiness shown by the Council to share in the common burden of the Defences the Empire.
Colonial Office to War Office.
You will perceive from the enclosed copy of a letter which I have caused to be addressed 19th May, 1886. to the War Office, that there will be no further application to their liberalita the construction of the authorized works.
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
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I have, &c.,
GRANVILLE,
The Colonial Office to the War Office.
DOWNING STIE
19th M
SIR,-With reference to the letter from this Department, of the 6th of February last, I am directo by EARL GRANVILLE to transmit to you, for the information of Mr. Secretary CAMPBELL BANN the enclosed despatch from the Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong, re that the Legislative Council had voted a further sum towards the completion of the Defence now being constructed in that Colony.
I am to state that LORD GRANVILLE thinks that the Colonial Government have behaved with great patriotism and liberality in voting the very large sum of £116,000 for the construction of the fortifications designed to receive the Armament, which will be supplied at the cost of Imperial Funds.
His Lordship feels sure that Mr. CAMPBELL BANNERMAN will agree with him that it will not be possible to ask the Colony to vote any further sums on account of these particular works therefore that directions will be given to the officers charged with the expenditure to sum voted is not exceeded, making reductions if necessary in order to ensure the desired ol
I am to request the return of the despatch which is enclosed in original.
I am, &c.,
Under Secretary of State
WAR OFFICE.
(Signed),
R. H. MEADE.