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in suy despatches F 100 of the 16th of
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betober 1875, and 1 1957 7 January
1879, I spoke of the posibility of exketing
a reasonable reduction of toration and specially alluded to
the taxe a the Sunk trake, and to the
house tax.
2.
As
regards
the taxes now
levied on the native shipping of the Colony, I are of opinion that they should be entirely repeated, whilet. preserving the existing exptern of anchorage papes, permits and
clearance papers.
This would
make Hongkong, for the first time
A
Free port. I shall not, -
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however, introduce
Adinance
any
the
to diminish the income
Colony
or any
as settled by law, in this,
brauch
I have had an
of revenue, until
opportunity &
placing my proposals fully before
you
and
receiving your instructions
on the subject
3.
As to the municipal rates,
it is usual for the fovernor in Council to consider them every year in the mouth of December; and ascertaining that the reverme
for 1879 would be considerably in creep the expenditure, the Executive
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Conncil unanimously recommended