Busand

fage 196

This is dealt with to come

extent in (7) 118) 1482518,

frother lety, will go from Fina day or two. But we may as well emplasice in

our dispatch that they raise their Evan Coully

ment

Provision is made to spend $1,000,000 from

surplus balances in respect of the Naval

Arsenal.

It is estimated that nearly $2,000,000

eill be expended on Loan Works in the forth-

coming year to be met in the first instance

from surplus balances.

It may, however, be

necessary to raise a loan towards the end of

the year.

At present Hong Zong is in a more favourable

financial position than most Colonies.

? Telegraph, approving the Estimates, to be

followed by despatch signifying non-disallowance

of the appropriation Ordinance. I understand from

Mr. Calder that we should not be

Continue, likely to in the fresent circumstances (a relatively hostenguskolory such as

fumery Houghtong to raise a loan

In this counting at the end in

at the end of neck

year.

The Incasurer evidently has in

mind a local loan hut it would

farhaps be well to

convey

to the Goo. I

the desfatch that affroval for the floating a loan in this country would not the likely

to be forthcoming. of fact is is fact tus portions. Affroust,

the night he exfnensed of the effenditure or education farticularly the grants-in-aid. Some expression

the mcreased

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