Itis est conte clear, whetteer a portion of their total charge is not in respect to gears prim $7854-55,
ude for the
when provision
Dao
Service in the (ine Savice Estimatio_
This point of doubt, however,
of som
does not affect the general
question why the Smoking o Gremment should not be called 4) to pay all charges for the maintenance of Stongking (onvicts incurred since the Vote for that Service was withdrawn from
In the reply to this Letter the following
Number should be quotal.
(
159
Superial Estimates, and the
(olony of Hongking becasue, in theory at least, self- supporting . But in whatever macmer it may
be decided that the chang. already inced thall be repaid, no delay
should be suffered to arise in sotifying Sttee Goverment of Songkong that all future charges reust be provided for in the (olonial Estuuates, and in requesting the Indian Gezermucat to debit such future charges to