of the Resoution adopted by the you? Sineral on the 26th Dusky. 1871. See printed paper annexed. I w. point out also that the Indian foot
by the trend of the transfer to bear the entire cost of their convict establishments in the Straits – minus the Value of their labom. I wd state that the Col: office took over the Settetets at the desire of the Indian foot but that nothing was then sand as to the necessity of imposing in consay
nence on Hongkong
Hongkong new charges w. She had never before been called "form to defray.
know nothing as to the arrangement with the Treasury, reason of its termination. That one of the charges now brought forward (that for the coal depot) woud appear to be a Surely Imperial Expendition, and to be admitted to be such in the & the faragraphe of the resolution above referred to, and in other correspondence from the Goot of India. For there reasons Iwd refuse to entertain these claims; & I wd. send a copy of the corres to the Treasury for infu.
That we
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It is no doubt hard that the India office should not get ther
monly, but They should apply to the right quarter, w? (in my opinion) is not Hongthong, althoug.
it may be "H. Jud. Colonial hout Chris
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Correspondence Wthink youshould go over of the measury and axutain
and ascutain from there. I then unddenly stopped. why they paid
payments bythers with
which may
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The details. throw lights on the case.
Perhape for would speak tome before going f the measury.
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Bar For Ryder if the Treasury,
(for cole being absent) bat he was unable to give me muct information. He said however. that be thought for Cole wd not have been able to give are more. These clarins (or others like them) affear to have been sent on by the trendy
to the War office, by whome it is said that they were discharged, without investigation at the treasury. In this mistance, it was observed that they reformed to Hongkong Convicts, & for Ryder concludes that they were returned to the Pendin office, without further search or
though..
He thinks (but doubtfully) that the Indie office and better Action them to the Treasury for further exanimation. I wd thoufore suggest that we should write as above proposed to the Indin office, rehoming the touchers, and suggestion
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