House
Cenim
purposes, but to furnich funder for the payment of the Frooks: It seems only masonable fir the Schabitants of Ang Kong, ting toho are relieved from any extir :- of the Rend, should at all conts fo : bear to tax property purchased for Reperial funds for Mildary pushon Major General Fuel brush Sor & Buliner Lytton will agere just him in this brew, and dequaint The Governor of Song Hary, that sui Buddings legiied for Military pus should be free from any
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Your thief amant
N.Q.
để giờ dòng chúng.
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I fully subscribe to the
general principle enunciated by the War Office in this letter that the Imperial Government should be exempted from all expence for the Military protection of a Colony, with this proviss however, viy that it be in those cases in which the circumstances of the Colorry admit of it. Now Hong Hong Dependency formed for Imperial purposes. Of trade it has nove derived from itself. It is simply an entrepôt for the Commerce
Great Britain with Chiria, of have
converted initi
a
is
which
Military
Station!
in time of War, and one of observation : in time of peace. It seems to me, therefore, scarcely correct for the War! Office to argue Military expenses this Colony.
that
es
I think,
any
of the should devolve expon
on
the contrary
that they should devolve upon us, pist in the same way as, I apprehend,