HongKong N. 180.
28th June, 1898.
Officer Administering the Govt, Major General
Br. Black, C.B.,
to
The Rt Hon ble Joseph Chamberlain,
M.P..
Employment of non-
commissioned officer pensioners of the Royal Marines in the Colonial Defence Service-
Respecting-
Thor. No.
k 181
nhưng lòng
No.
498
DESPATCH.
C.O.
17271
REC? (RFG 2 AUG 0
14241
(Subject.)
1898 Reduction on P.W. Expenditure
June
previous Paper.
حمد
анд. С
91
Acks 203.
States. iteurs on
which it me
be possible to curtail expre to exbut 1. $25000 to $30000.
Mr Lucas.
(Minutes.)
Our instinctions in the Despatch ow
273729497
were that "reduction should be made in the
Elitualis
J
Expenditure to the extent
least $30,000," and there instinctions
reiterated on 8118.
The O.A.G has
in consequence of
of
at
were
then instructions
deferred the imprarment of the Recreation Ground
of the nature of which is explaxied our 1114146,
for which $16000 had been voted o has also
deferred the additions alterations & improvements of mount yough & Hung Hom Police Stations, the w latter being the public works the deferment of which was suggested in the minates on 27373.
haequent Paper.
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