I need only observe that there are paid by The Colony British Guiana under the authority of the Secretary of State. The sincharge for deficiency in Hospital stores was "adurend because the Amount originally claimed was found on investigation to include loss by fair wear and tear, not loss by negligence.
As regards thin in the Treasurer's Measures when before I left Hongkong, balances in hands were taken to keep there within the limit fined by the regulations.
With reference to the items of Expenditure in excess of the Estimates, I would beg to observe that it is impossible in a Colony in the transition State in which Hongkong has been for the last few years, to determine at the month of May of the year the Exact Expenditure for the following year. However, the total sum voted under any of the sub-heads is not Exceeded, included in the Supplementary Estimate and
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