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8.
Military residents in this Colony.
Having stated the~~
above facts for General Cameron's
information, I added that I
should
lay
the whole question
before Your Lordship for your
instructions, and that
any further
may
vote for Defence Works, which
be sanctioned at home, would be proposed to the Colonial
Legislature in the Autumn Session.
9.
The Legislative Council
agrees with me as to the importance,
i
on
- grounds of both Colonial and
Imperial
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Imperial interests, of completing the,
Defences of HongKong
on a
fixed
and permanent plan; and I am
confident that it will be willing
to vote
any
additional sum
this purpose which can be
For
reasonably required, looking to the limited revenue of this
Colo
Colony,
and to the other circumstances.
referred to in my previous despatches
on this subject,
Zon
21850 especially
in
my
despatches N.380
f
Gor
1865
of the 17th November ultimo, and N3
of 2nd January ultimo, to which I
brg
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