the future
Kowloon Revenue
was anticipated from Sales at Kowloon.
He says that Sir Hercules Robinson in Estimating the future permanent Revenue, he has not taken into account such sales as under the acquisition of this Peninsula could not be made remunerative nevertheless be undertaken by the Government if the Land is to be sold at all. He does not notice that in the Estimates for 1863 the following sums have been provided for Kowloon purposes.
in addition to the $10,000 for Compensation to Chinese which he mentions.
for several years to come
That Praya 5,000 Piers 5,000 concurrent outlay for Police Stations and other Government Buildings, Piers, etc. 1,000 Roads 5,000 Culverts, Miscellaneous 5,000 1,000 22,000 = £4,583.6.4It may therefore be fairly said that there is good ground if the Government sells Land, the sums that will exceed any that can possibly be received from premiums for some years to come but which must nevertheless