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Hongkong Government would be prepared to contribute a
substantial portion, say
fourth
or one
third
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of the subsidy
required for providing Direct- Telegraphic communication between Hongkong and Singapore.
2.
I laid this despatch
before the Executive Connoil, who
maintained the opinion already
reported by Sir
G.
Bowen
the
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011
N143.
26th March, 1885, viz.
"That, especially
especially in the present
depressed state of the Colonial
"Revenue
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3.
If
"Revenue, it is impossible that
this
Colony should give any
substantial contribution towards
dircot telegraphic cable to - Singapore, which is desirable
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for Imperial rather than for Colonial; for Naval and
Naval and Military,
rather than for commercial -
"interests,"
The despatch
was
afterwards laid
by
me
before the
Legistative Connoil and was _
referred
to the Finance Committee
who adopted unanimously the
following