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500

2.

Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941

magnitude thought it necessary

insert this amount in the Estimate

of 1876, and in doing

so I should

perhaps explain that owing to the reduction to $6000 made last year

of the $10000 suggested by me for this

year's estimates the

improvement in cleaning and re-arranging has not been so great as I could have desired.

8. Government Core

This item provides

$2500.

This provides for the cost of

erecting a small godown which is urgently needed by this Department,

wherein to house the

heavy yearly