Hong Kong No.
Gov.
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Sir W. Robinson, K.C.M.G.
MINUTE.
245/1605 Hong Kong
572
Ind
Downing Street
2 March, 1894.
Mr.
Sir,
Mr. Lucas 7 Mar.
+ Mr. Fairfield. 10 ·
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
K Mr. Meade.
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Mr. Buxton.
Marquess of Ripon.
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I have the honour to acknowledge
the receipt of your despatch No. 245 of
the 23rd of December last enclosing the
Colonial Estimates for 1894 and I have to
inform you that Her Majesty will not be ad-
vised to exercise her power of disallowance in respect of the Appropriation Ordi-
nance No. 14 of 1893, entitled an Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding two millions three hundred and forty-seven thousand four
hundred and eighty-one dollars to the
Public Service of the year 1894*.
2.
The principal point calling for
criticism in the details of these Estimates
is that the dollar has been calculated at the rate of 2/6 and, as it seems certain
during the year that the average rate of exchange will be
far lower, the estimates must be taken to
foreshadow a deficit.
Under...