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I am confident that Her Majesty's Government will always be inclined to take a liberal, – that is, a National and Imperial, – view of this entire question. It will be remembered, of course, that any further demand from any quarter on this Colony for Military charges of any kind whatsoever, is precluded by the action already taken by Your Lordship in directing the appropriation of the existing balances and surplus revenue towards the execution of the new Water Works, and of the Sanitary Works so strongly recommended by Mr Chadwick as essential for the preservation of the health alike of the Civil and of the Military inhabitants of this City. Indeed, Your Lordship has also already sanctioned, in principle, the raising (when required), of a moderate loan for the completion of the above-named urgently-needed public works.
X The Census of 1881 shows that the British population of Hongkong little exceeds two thousand (2000) souls; and that the Garrison, their families and dependants comprise two-thirds of this number. It will be seen, therefore, that the sanitary works sanctioned are much more required for the Military than for the Civil population; but they will be executed entirely from taxes repaid by Civilians.