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Treasury,
enclosed in the despatch
ui question, contariv
an a
Reception
C
which I venture to thick should
not be allowed to pass unchallenged. It is assumed that because the Imperial Government has
Cornelinded
A-
Contract wills
the P.&O. Company (coming uito force from February 1ch) by
which it has
effected
A
considerable saving, the
contributione
of
Hor
T
kort 9
9
torwards the expenses of that
contract
way
indefinitely it
be vivereased
would secur
an entirely new consideration being introduced into the
method of assessing such
contribution, which accessment
This Colorry has no
checking.
3.
I do not see how this
Colorry car,
LLL-L-
des
Ciro
tances be
called upon to increase
it's contribution
a
yeas
£6000
torwards the expenses.
of the mail contract. It has been under clood all along that £6000 is paid by Hongkong
as A ланіш
not to be exceeded, though it
t be reduced. The possibly
ght
factor imported for the first time into the
hat does not
and what
et
Cate
is one
ct this Calory',
affect weight
in our
entirely in
it has tette
favour.
4. Stow completely it has been
desetord throughout that
was
than £6000 a
Stongkong
to pay
of
arry
atau
not to pay
LAADC
that it was
year,
ourly till January
that surr
314, 1888, and that then the
payment might possibly be diminished (though
this was
anticipate
ted
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