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prevent cicamotences the Colony's finances justify the raising of a ben: and I must confeas dafree.
Gooner
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or
we shall have to reform the
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I think befare
woe
do any thing
further Bir C. Clemente sheuld
be told to repent
what
terms be can acquire an option
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I have discussed this with the Secretary
of State and he is not prepared at the present stage
to go so far as telling Sir C. Clementi definitely
that he will not agree to the raising of a loan for
the purpose of acquiring land, but he agrees that we
should ask him again what are the best terms
leh terms on which he can get an option while at
the same time pointing out that the reason we do so is
because we are very doubtful, in the present
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financial circumstances of Hong Kong that the Colony
would be justified in raising a loan
Please telegraph accordingly.
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