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vote such addition to the
existing dues as will cover
The whole expense involved.
A
one
in the acceptance of any of the alternative proposals .
3.
It is estimated that
an addition to the tonnage
dues
of
two
for three
11⁄2 cent per
years, or
per ton
for
ton
or I cent per
years
will more
than realize the whole of
: the #90000 required.
The mercantile.
4.
community
believe, if I may
gather
}
gather their opinion from that of the leading.
leading merchants in
the Legislative Council, that
the saving of time to shipping
would be well worth the
}
Moutlay involved even on the
of
provision of the whole cost both creation and maintenance.
5.
An outside estimate for
: maintenance would, I am
informed, be $8000 per
but in view.
of
annuum;
the reluctance
of the Chinese Government to part with territory,
even uiter
lease