Harbour and consumed there,
instead of being sent to the
ano
Contment. But this is encouragement which the opin
Trade have no right to expect.
Assuming
then that an alteraction,
not an abolition, of the Openn Farm is attempted, there seems
no reason to anticipate a total
Coss of Revenue from this source. If the diminution be taken
at
one
half of the whole, it
would still leave £2,000 a your
to the
"Revenue.
year
Beet it appears to me
that probably the easiest and
most satisfactory
vxcommver of
bringing
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beniging the Revenue and expenditure of "Hong Kong to a
reaver adjustment, would be
by reducing the expenditure. The
establishment altogether
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more expensive scole them the : present importance of the Colony would seem to warrant. I
would submit that, locking
to the Salaries granted in- other of the British Colonies, the following reductions night
be made,
fairly ha
whenever
vercomcies should occur. Vijt
Governor F
Chief Justice
Secretary.
Preseret Butive
Salwry Salary.
£ 60000 £4,500 £ 150.
of
3000-2000-1000
1800-1500 - 300
Allorney General – 1500-1200 - 300
£ 3100