}

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item being

new. The augmentation

the amount of Portage is satisfactory.

some indication of commercial prosperity.

The Tropenditure in the

year

1564 Expenditures

peceaseded that of 1863 by @196.942 the greater part of which is to be attributed

Io the Mint although not so shown, as it

the

was considered preferable for prescur to include it under the head of Works and Quildings. The item Land and Houses purchased also shows an increase of more than $22,000, this is caused by the

1864.3763,3078 1863. 580,000 $176,745

compensation made to Equatters as Kowloon.

The satisfaction that

may

be felt at

the increase of the Revenue is not

impaired by a glance as the items of

Įdecease, which shows that the greater part

of it consists of arrears of Chor Police rates to be recovered; while the

us of Crown rent, and

enlarged Expenditure is of a nature not

likely to be re-incurred, and the wor's

on which it has been made

may

at mo

cexpected

id to

long interval of time be

repay the outlay.

Public Works

Of the Public Works that avere ric

the

progress but not finished during by the principal

at Store Cutter's

Bland, the new Central Police Stätien,

Gada

the Mint, Reclaiming land at Causewayy Day, and Lany Posts and Langes for

Jas.

The Works finished

Victoria

were

Gaol, the extension of the Water Works, and

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