1841-1886
STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS. 261-
(No. 17.-Civil.)
HONG KONG.
No. 34.
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HONG KONG.
No. 34.
Copy of a DESPATCH from Governor Sir S. G. BONHAM K.C.B. to the Right Hon. Earl GREY.
MY LORD,
Victoria, Hong Kong, March 14, 1852. (Received May 22, 1852.)
I HAVE the honour to transmit the Blue Book of Hong Kong for the year 1851.
Revenue and Expenditure.
2. The revenue of the colony for the year 1851 was 23,721l. 7s. 6d., and the expenditure for the same period amounted to 34,115l. 7s. 6d.
Military Expenditure.
3. The total expenditure of the commissariat and ordnance departments amounted to 51,895l., being 12,733l. less than in the year 1850. This decrease arises from certain reductions in the force, and from the completion of military works and buildings.
Public Works.
4. The sums paid during 1851 on account of civil works and buildings, &c., are stated at 1,611l. 8s. 1d., including the additional grant of 455l. towards the completion of St. John's Cathedral. The Surveyor General's report, which I beg to enclose, shows the nature of these works. I also forward this officer's annual report upon the state and progress of his department for the past year.
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