Horefore do well to reconsidon this question of expenditioni on light conses.

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3. The trade of Hong Kong has developed itself during many passed years to a considerable extent, although light the facilities prising from a porfectly will highted approach to the harbour of Victorife have not Witherto been afforded. wist af fears from the schimb

accompany ring your Respatch that the combined tonnage, ontourds and

invards, amounts to 6,168, 742 tons, and that the proposed both house expenditione is extime to it £3,000.

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45. A rate of 1/10th of. Jenny for tom wond picts £2,570 fer aumen, ut shout sufly provide fom

to get

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the maintenance, and istrust of of the Light- houses, and the interest on their orignial cost to the Colony.

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54. If the materort so

Raised wore to be tried. on all vessels entering Victoria whether by Nouth on the South afpond about £1,250 wont be fard by the Junk Frade, And £872 by Britis Vessels. But if on the other hand, a separate Coll were levied for cack light, the Britin Tassels wond

probably liave to bear the

hewrist burden to mat

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the cost of the Cafe d'aiguten light, as it is presumed that the Junk Trade fres

not make much use of that entrance.

& In considering this

question

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