Governor of the Colony
hit that the Duke of Newcastle Lar
demanded an
explanation iò a
despatch of which
is herein
a copy
Enclosed for their
Lordships information.
Jam
Copies. No 230.
Myleds.
Audit Officer
17084/19
396
London 30 May 1859
We beg leave to represent to
Your Lordships that it appears from inspection of the Accounts of the Government of HongKong for the year 1855, recently received at this office, that the Revenue
£61,795.18.11
of the Year
$61,795 Expenditure £57,272.
57,272
and the
notwithstanding this large surplus of
Revenue
over
Expenditure, there
was
drawn from the Treasury Chest in 1855
£22,000
under the Warrant of the Governor, in addition to £2000, the unexpended Balance of the Vote of £19,000
on account of 1854,
and £10,000 granted by
the Lords Commissioners of
Her Majesty's Treasury
by Parliament
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