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which, however, of necessity would be available for other purposes.
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in a great measure in Colonies which have long established, and in which the development of wealth and population is gradual, but it is not to be expected in Hongkong. There the population has nearly doubled in four years, and although this increase has brought no doubt an annual addition to the revenue, it has necessarily involved large and immediate capital outlay in public institutions.
If British Institutions are not to fall into disrepute, the enlargement of Courts of Justice, Police, and consequently Police Stations, Hospitals, Schools, Markets, and the Government Establishments must keep pace with the growth of the population. Such outlay is not, therefore, optional, and large as it has been in Hongkong of late, I do not hesitate to assert that it has not been as large as it should have been.
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