Which
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2998
the whole cost
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Say that Lord Ripen trusts that
this operation may be met by resale of the resumed land & partly out of Balances without having to a Loan which for such a purpose should be avoided if possible.
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As to the Military Contribution, it is now under consideration of the forum to restore the Hongkong (as well as the Straits) contribution at 15 percent of Revenue, which would mean for Hongkong in 1895 $3393,
years
39,
instead of $384,000 as put on these Estimates. That point will, I hope, be settled before we have to write out about the cost of new Barracks. Until the Committee reports, we need not
On this question
ZW.0. & Treasury, premitted
as I do not think it could be worth while to send enlightening (XCR(85)72) to Mose depts, since all that is wanted now is for W.0. & Treasury to know the actual figures, which have been supplied to the forum indies. I.
Meanwhile
Approve these Estimates, & concede the Exchange Compensation,
Than turned what I
Sagar this ponit into a draft for cons. to the a.o. with short comments on points referred to above, saying regards vote for Military Contribution. I have the matter under consideration and hope to write upon it very shortly & sanction Appropriation Adu to gifondi gandit office.
Jam sending a minute on a separate to a detail in the proposed form of these Estimates, viz. pertaining transferring certain items from the Revenue side & deducting them from Expenditure appropriations in Aid (GR1178/1922/32(III)). I hope very much that the Exchange Compensation may be conceded as from the beginning of this year, as a boon is, I think, deserved and safe to give to treat the Straits and Hongkong as uniformly as possible.
Most of the recommendations of the retrenchment committee have been dealt with in separate despatches. What remains I will deal with as soon as we get a little clearer. I have not gone into the Estimates,
On p. 1 of Enc. 6740 Fan W. Robin reference to a private letter from Land Rent which seems to me rather unsatisfactory.
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