as low as 743⁄43⁄44. It must be remembered also that publie attention has been called to the
defenceless
celess state of Hongkong by some of the English newspapers;
and this arcumstance will be
taken into consideration when al
loan without au
Imperial
Guarantee is attempted to be put on the market. Under these
circumstances I think it
advisable that the Government
should postpone for the present
any endeavour to raise
· by
money
borrowing in London, And)
from
I think this could be done.
one year or
lwo
Years.
if necessary for
The balance of resets of the
leolony on the pot Jammary lack
to
is
i's estimated at __ I see no reason
for
anticipating a reduction
123
7659.470
on the revised Estimates of Revenne
of 1885 seut home in dammary lash=1,137.558
Add the unclaimed
balances transferred to credit of Colony by Ordinance N27 of 1885 -
27,000
$1,824, 028
The revived expenditure
$.1092,981.
of 1885 is. and extraordinary works
594, 700
1687681.
of
The pelinated balance
assets on 12 January 1886 is
12th
therefore
$ 136,347.
}