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2:5

at a season when it cannot.

pay

it

way.

Land Carnauon

punciples t

Att. 7 July.

Ishould rather to inclined on general

уже

with the Sed pre War. Part d ahaid a practical reason

agasinh his creiro is to be found in the hart. Bat any scrumption home Coral taxation is apt to lead to litigation

b

that

and to jobbing. It had such has fenually seemed to be the effet of sirichen Exemption from por pon & her local rates in England, Seit Lan Enriched Caugens mon Bar Heyhan Harhites

or the public. In the furcul cars, to long as Parliament ister herney for Hong Kong Whether the War Department's hiddings

Are

tased

or not is whilly immaterial excopt to that department, which is very ratually anxions to keep down its an Estimate.

Au 177

in Strand Ly Han

This

thue is certainly a good deal the

said on both sides of this question but on the whole

I ast agree

in Gen? Peels with texempt the building

from local treation.

Dele

acce

pachiamentary grants & Hong Kong be comidcred pupetiar I think it makes no difference

Whether the money is paid by the Treameny

or the tear Office

recepity, and as fai

As

but washing to the

I have gone

into the

the

Intzert I behine the posibility, of bringing. Hong Kong expenditure within the annual revenue. without assistance from the Mother Country. I

believe it with peilicate theat & establish at one the principle upon at

to

a state of things.

the taxation is & proreed, can thrigh wome

Immediate top to the local revenue

mavrived in it.

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I change hereafter, when Inobably additional land or

bindings have

been punhared for military purposes, and

Jes

more seaculy in appearance, though of Cause not in reality.

It wḍl be decrrible to know the amount Of revenue bort by this exemption

& July 8

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