the

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beginning of

there

wav

only

p. 1 of end. 7)

ve venue

being

this

for this.

a

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surplus at the

year of $470,000 eusplies of $67000 (see

the revised estimate of

exceeds the omgl.

yr.

¥ not

est. by $250,000 ×

therefore stars next

nơi

$300,000.

We

yr.

with an estimated

see p. 2 of end.

deficit of over $280,000 | see p. 2

received

AR

learn

from 425778 43246 that they require

Since these bats.

Atheme.

to spend an

the

additional $150,000 Sytam Waterworks

on

This wd conve.M

the small extimated surplus

transactions into

4

on next year's deficit of about $75,000

our proposal to increase the for's salary

fr. £5000 to £6000 will mean

$12,000, raising

an extra

the deficit to near

under

£350,000

or

revenue

2

3

about the present

572

According to Mr Chadwick's report

on herewith

spent

0.

Hongkong has already

waterworks construction, over

LK

£ 400,000

Y

he is unable

to estimate

xpendre will be

required,

but the last par

rather

are

alrea

in

eady

Kowloon v

on the island

how much

hints at another £400,000

have in hand two big schemes ling

to at least $3,000,000 there will certainly be more

however the to follow existing waterworks can be met from loan

unrrent revenue

& the rest from

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only

in part

£200080,

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votion

a loan of

more ther

as

there

cho

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why

sha

This

rly $96,850.

cannot

the

be allowed

with an

year

is

on

mounting

This deficit clearly

starting

view of

excess of liabilities over assets am

over

$280,000

ave

But in par 11 of deep on 4858 promised to consider again in connection with the 1904 bets, whether we barrow for the purpose of the la

Escheme.

that

A.IN

V

I have come

might not

large

Waterworks to the conclusion

be justified in sanctioning £200,000 for this purpose

tean of say

provided the

assessed taxes are

to meet the interest to

Ozz

increased

the loan.

The present Hongkong debt is just

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54040-3000-3-02

Cayern de

continue to meet part of the cost.

our recent policy.

the lines of

beylon of borrowing only half the amount required for Railway & Irrigation schemes I think it will be best to say the loan and expressly be devoted so

for

go.

all it will wate aworks scherne scheme. (items 35 & 358

to the Kowloon & the Gyt.

39

that

Tytam

Yuk

on p. 59 of bats)

subsidiary wall works

leaving smaller & an

cam

to be paid for out of current revenu This will relieve the present bots. of expendre. of

£356,880 & if we also allow the

already spent on

these two

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