to consider

colony

among that is taxed in this way

other points whether each

should not

delegate a

be heard at the Board or Committee which decides the contributions, by delegates duly deputed for the purpose CPL 25. Joly

I think it meets the intents of all parties

is

The Bond does

establish a municipality. But there is the difficulty that the Military murmur a complaint

and find fault at this Board as they do at Singapore.

I think a Municipality can tackle the question of sanitating the (inner) quarter better than the Colonial foot, and get the military

authorities to require thus just

Singapore they fail to recognise the becoming

Sanitary improvements Effected by Sanitary Commission

as at

as compared with

the pestilential condition of the place whilst

under military Rule.

About the military contribution question, I do not

but deal with

the Zanzibar

The Colonies

Act

laid on Kolan.

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think its aim

amend others' ills for me,

Hong Kong only pays

one sixth of the cost of its

garrison, a proportion of 3 sixths paid by Ceylon and

against

4

to fit the bill by UnStated. He Ohmer does the

Cartage (when) Colonies no good, and Thuli

perhaps stir up in War Office and

Treasury to make practical but irritating

demands on

S. Lucia and S. Leone.

We cannot countenance from Parliament

the two Colonies can not face us to change

their constitutions, and looking to this Sum enormous

amount we are spending on defence £30,000

against bezeig

£23, ooooo

in a

way, Parliament will...

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