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MILITARY POSTS AND WORKS.
Victoria-Ilead Quarter House; Murray, North, Victoria, and Wellington Barracks; Military_Hospital; Commissariat Offices; Murray, and Wellington Batteries; Powder Magazines (3); Laboratory and Ordnance Store Establishment, and Arsenal Yard; all within the Cantonment. Quarters in Peel Street, in charge of the Ordnance Store Department; Royal Engineer Workshops, Stores, and Quarters in Queen's Road East; Non-Commissioned Officers' Quarters and Ord- nance Stores at Spring Gardens and McGregor's Buildings (Hired) at Wanchai.
Stanley.-Quarters for Royal Artillery Officers at Stanley.
Kowloon.-Barracks for Troops and Quarters for Officers.
In Harbour.-Powder Magazino, and Quarters at Kellet's Island, and H.M.'s Hospital Ship Meeanes.
W. H. BURTON, Major R.E.,
for Commanding Royal Engineer, absent on leave.
DETAIL OF THE EXPENDITURE INCURRED BY THE COLONY ON ACCOUNT
OF ITS MILITARY DEFENCE.
MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
#
Paid on 31st January, 1876, for December Quarter, 1875, @ 8/114,.....................................................................................
1st & 6th Sept., 1870, für Murch
In Pounds Sterling.
£ 8. d.
5,396 16
0
1876, @ 3/8,
5,568
3
8
June
#
"
31
H
12th October, 1876, for September
*
"
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@ 3/9, @ 3,04,
5,444 8 10
6,082 17
5
Total,....
£21,402 6 5
Under War Office Authority No. 11944, dated 7th June, 1870, the Military Contribution is paid in at the rate of Exchange current for Bills on London at sight on the day when the payment is made. The contributions for March and June Quarters, although not received for some considerable time after the tormination of those Quarters, were, nevertheless, paid in at the rates of exchange actually prevailing on the dates they respectively became due.
Hongkong, 25th January, 1877.