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the
Fides
question. The
do not accept the principh, and
if it were practicable,
Beamery wount,
the whole
Cor
the Colony
سما
And a postion
Inval define
of defence upon
The narrow Teamng
view in withered adopted in deference
to the peroclinal instincts
which
assest themuselors
1
Ludly alprevent
in English politis
a
f
or else it cxtuibits
riguler want of intelliguen in
Maving itself.
of untitons expenditure in
countries admit that a comparison with European countries may not be
fair, and trimpleanth quote Japan
and the Dutch East Indice
ALO
Contributing
a much larger proportion of their
to defence perofores.
Beat they
out the fact that the revenues of
The
two countries
the "British Tappages" who plays
to large in port in
port in the Treasury position, is probably the only person who is strongly interested in the defince of Hong Kong. The Island produces
absolute they, and the defence of
&
it is the defence of the Pritish
made. Spis year impracticable to at Hong Kong, and ex
ta that Tonda
the hulk the roue is contribut
6th Chinese love of peine.
Comparing
Use Transury, in with the incidence
in
proportion to
there population are quite insignificant
compared with Hong Kong.
According to the figures in the Statesmans Year Book for 1889
incidence of taxation in hetturlands India is 4 guilders 40 cents a head
the Treasury %%
4/5/43, assuming
a-o
that they give 27% to defence th (the Year Book what" 35") the wat
Book"
Junta military expenditure will be
In Japan th
a bead.
taxation is to you for head
GY
military expenditure 32% of the Resume,