now
that, apart from the loss of opium revenue,
taxation was necessary to meet necessary expenditure.
Point out the piecarious state of the Colony's finen-
ces,
and the necessity of finding large additional
revenue in 1911. Foint out also that the estimate of
the receipts from the new liquor tax is merely guess
work. Fress them to agree to contribute half the
direct loss on opium during 1911 and 1912 it
will be about £12,000 a year, and say that on
that understanding we will ende ab your to
obtain the acceptance of H.K. of £9,000 for the
current year. Add that we urged a contribution based
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on actual loss on the opium farm we have not hitner-
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carrying out H M S S
the GS20. will remain
here wyne 132
Exclusis responwith for the financial
arrangements of Hong Kong.
4.
As to the
date
ting with
A. Kong, the dept will bear in mind tha (if the Frost and the tgood
the £9000 four for Services vote) the publication of the Estimates will make the matter public, the for snove informed before them.
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Yes, Please draft.
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and exp.,
to troubled them with the estimates of general
for which the S. of S. is ready to
rev.
Mr. Hecas #1/3
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retain full responsibility.
Sie & Hopword
Ave
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I am no layer families with this question,
hit I doubt the utility of pressing now for
statement off
2.
Men in Cantonm
on to the future.
We can't my will spack of enderronning to Main
the arreptame (I thing". I think it in for the Siopt
by whatter of hout he accepts an
3. Ith any definiticg that the d.
will
the special curces
best tha
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the Eng
belief of the toy.
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contritation, the Treast
case with not corua
and on
ordinary rules affecting Grant-wished Colomis, &
(1390). WL20,024-26. 6000. 11/08. A&E.W. (15,613). » 18,912-27. 6090. 10/09.
Sir F. Fopwood
V remark as to endeavouring to obtain
acceptance by h. Zong was based upon pers. 8 and 9
of our letter to the Treas. on 27818, which
Were in accordance with Lord Crewe 's express in-
structions.
years
Are we now to drop the proposal for a three
arrangement, and accept on behalf of the
Colony this sclivery grant of £9,000/as sufficiently
carrying our the pledge of H.M.Govt. ?
without
Any
q
puters half
Japa
Jut 11.3
I cannot help thinking that the S. of S. would
at once
wish us to return to the charge win 1A9 Treas.
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