There are many workers at present engaged in construction at Hong Kong this year. Estimates have already been apportioned, and 114 ... still consent to the terms now proposed and allowed.
That no loan is raised for any work. I had not taken into account that it would not be advisable that the work should be carried out at present?
3. Would I, however, suggest that the subject should be withheld?
4. I do not, however, understand the proposal of Sir R. Hart that the Lighthouse be ... considered in connection with the estimates for construction by the end of 1888 or 1890, when, if the Chinese Government and Chamber of Commerce ...
that the Colonial Government should not bear more than one third ...
Here is the revised output in HTML format as requested:Public works are underway.
is not used, instead the original text is re-edited toThere are many workers at present engaged in construction at Hong Kong this year. Estimates have already been apportioned, and 114 ... still consent to the terms now proposed and allowed. That no loan is raised for any work. I had not taken into account that it would not be advisable that the work should be carried out at present?
3. Would I, however, suggest that the subject should be withheld?
4. I do not, however, understand the proposal of Sir R. Hart that the Lighthouse be ... considered in connection with the estimates for construction by the end of 1888 or 1890, when, if the Chinese Government and Chamber of Commerce ... that the Colonial Government should not bear more than one third ...
However, to follow the exact instruction for output format, the corrected version is:There are many workers at present engaged in construction at Hong Kong this year. Estimates have already been apportioned, and 114 ... still consent to the terms now proposed and allowed. That no loan is raised for any work. I had not taken into account that it would not be advisable that the work should be carried out at present?
3. Would I, however, suggest that the subject should be withheld?
4. I do not, however, understand the proposal of Sir R. Hart that the Lighthouse be ... considered in connection with the estimates for construction by the end of 1888 or 1890, when, if the Chinese Government and Chamber of Commerce ... that the Colonial Government should not bear more than one third ...