CONFIDENTIA L.
Hongkong.
sir,
Government House,
C. O.
40565 55
THE 10 NOV C
Hongkong, 10th. October, 1902.
In reply to your Confidential Despatch of
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the 29th. of last August, I have the honour to inform you that
the attention of the Colonial Secretary was not drawn to excess
expenditure on Public Works Recurrent until the end of last
May when the Director of Public Works asked for large supple-
mentary votes. The matter was then carefully considered and
on the recommendation of the Colonial Secretary a report was
forwarded to you on the 14th. of last June setting out in
detail the whole expenditure on Public Works Extraordinary
and Recurrent up to the 12th. idem.
2.
The Director of Public Works now submits
every month a return of all expenditure on Public Works Extra-
ordinary and Recurrent, and I trust that the possibility of
future misconception may thereby be obviated.
I have the honour to be,
sir,
Your most obedient
Humble servant,
Henry
asstatis
Governor, &c..
RIGHT HONOURABLE
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,
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&C..
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