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this ground.
5. In other colonies additional expense is caused by the distance between the various stations and the lack of easy means of good communication, but no such difficulties can arise in the small island of Hongkong where the whole administration is centred in one point and when offices are cabled enabling officers to table up acting appointments without delay.
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Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
Mr. Meade.
Sir R. Herbert.
Mr. Ashley.
Lord Derby.
incurring the trouble and cost of moving establishments.
6. The climate of Hongkong, to which the petitioners have alluded, is generally considered to compare favourably with other similarly situated tropical climates, and the members of the Hongkong Service have been given the privilege of 4 months leave.